2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Brevard, NC vs Richland, WA

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Highlights
- Household income in Richland, is 80% more than it is in Brevard and is 17% above the National Average.
- Brevard unemployment rate is 4.0%.
- Richland unemployment rate is 5.3%.
 Brevard, NCRichland, WAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate4.0%5.3%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth1.0%1.3%1.6%
 Future Job Growth38.6%39.6%33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.8%8.6%6.2%
 Income Taxes5.3%0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$31,165$44,261$37,638
 Household Income$46,058$83,066$69,021
 Family Median Income$65,798$108,301$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Brevard, NCRichland, WAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K18.0%4.9%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.8%2.6%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K11.0%5.3%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K12.2%5.8%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K7.2%7.3%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K5.4%7.6%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K10.3%11.1%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K8.1%12.2%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K13.1%19.4%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K4.2%12.4%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K6.8%11.5%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Brevard, NCRichland, WAUnited States
 Management, business, finance16.0%17.8%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science2.1%15.9%6.5%
 Community, social services4.6%1.3%1.8%
 Legal0.0%1.7%1.2%
 Education, library9.6%7.9%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment2.0%1.8%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.1%7.4%6.2%
 Healthcare support4.1%2.8%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.3%1.9%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving11.6%3.9%5.4%
 Building maintenance8.7%1.6%3.6%
 Personal care1.7%1.9%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support21.8%17.5%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.0%0.3%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair4.6%6.5%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving5.8%9.9%13.1%
Reviews for Brevard    8 Reviews

Pretty scenery...but very clickish. Out of towners are the only friendly people. Living in the county is absolutely horrible. Vandalism, poaching, trespassing are  More

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The reason I’m writing this review is because I was really surprised when I saw low scores on Brevard. We have had a place up in the mountains right outside of Brevard  More

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Over 6 years ago

I’ve lived here for three years. I love the beautiful mountains but it rains all the time. Fifty six inches a year, the second highest in America. Summers are the worst  More

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Reviews for Richland    14 Reviews

After spending almost 18 years of my life here arriving at age 36 with 2 children and leaving at 53 Richland is a horrible place to live. The medical care as a whole is  More

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Richland has grown a lot and is getting lots of retirees, it has great weather, great food not all chain restaurants, but has them also. the people are friendly, lots  More

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I have lived here a few years and it’s the worst place I’ve ever been. The “ nice weather” people refer to is 100 degree hot can’t even stand outside at 9am without  More

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