2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Bridgeton, MO vs Raleigh, NC

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Highlights
- Household income in Raleigh, is 13% more than it is in Bridgeton and is 5% above the National Average.
- Bridgeton unemployment rate is 4.5%.
- Raleigh unemployment rate is 4.3%.
 Bridgeton, MORaleigh, NCUnited States
 Unemployment Rate4.5%4.3%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth0.7%3.0%1.6%
 Future Job Growth26.8%44.2%33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.6%7.3%6.2%
 Income Taxes5.4%5.3%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$38,459$42,632$37,638
 Household Income$64,808$72,996$69,021
 Family Median Income$77,895$95,393$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Bridgeton, MORaleigh, NCUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K7.2%7.4%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.8%2.8%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K9.0%7.4%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K11.8%9.2%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K9.5%7.8%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K5.8%6.7%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K10.4%10.0%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K9.9%12.9%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K16.4%17.0%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K4.7%8.6%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K12.4%10.2%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Bridgeton, MORaleigh, NCUnited States
 Management, business, finance12.3%21.6%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science7.6%10.4%6.5%
 Community, social services2.4%1.7%1.8%
 Legal0.6%1.8%1.2%
 Education, library5.5%6.2%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment2.0%2.7%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.3%5.8%6.2%
 Healthcare support4.5%2.3%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.3%1.4%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving7.4%5.1%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.7%2.8%3.6%
 Personal care4.5%2.4%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support21.1%21.7%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.0%0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair8.6%5.7%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving12.3%8.2%13.1%
Reviews for Bridgeton    1 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

Great small town, close to St. Louis. Many things to do and see, all within 50  More

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Reviews for Raleigh    224 Reviews

I moved to Raleigh in 2018. Before that, I lived in Orange County CA, Boulder CO, South Africa, Northern California, Arizona, and Toronto. I say all this to give  More

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Excellent for a great many people or categories of people. As far as prices: ratio of wage and job opportunity here with housing remains one of the better ones in the  More

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Over 1 years ago

I attended university here in the early 90s and came back around 2005 and never left. I'm surprised at the other negative reviews honestly. Yes, housing is pricey in  More

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