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Charlotte, NC vs Greenville, SC

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- Household income in Greenville, is 12% less than it is in Charlotte and is 14% below the National Average.
- Charlotte unemployment rate is 4.9%.
- Greenville unemployment rate is 4.4%.

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 Charlotte, NCGreenville, SCUnited States
 Unemployment Rate4.9%4.4%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth2.7%0.7%1.6%
 Future Job Growth45.2%39.8%33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.3%6.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes5.3%7.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$43,080$48,837$37,638
 Household Income$68,367$60,388$69,021
 Family Median Income$85,466$92,140$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Charlotte, NCGreenville, SCUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K7.8%13.7%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.2%3.5%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K7.4%9.0%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K8.9%8.7%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K8.3%8.0%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.1%6.9%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K10.2%9.7%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K12.5%11.7%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K15.8%11.4%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K7.1%6.4%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K10.6%11.2%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Charlotte, NCGreenville, SCUnited States
 Management, business, finance22.0%18.9%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science7.7%8.5%6.5%
 Community, social services1.9%2.0%1.8%
 Legal1.5%2.6%1.2%
 Education, library5.2%6.1%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment2.2%3.1%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology4.6%9.1%6.2%
 Healthcare support2.3%2.6%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.5%0.8%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving5.1%5.7%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.2%3.1%3.6%
 Personal care2.6%2.6%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support21.7%21.1%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.1%0.3%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair6.8%3.8%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving11.7%9.8%13.1%

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Reviews for Charlotte    305 Reviews

My favorite city to live year round with 4 seasons. We love Charlotte  More

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Over 2 years ago

This city has a lot of potential, but it could use some work. For example, it seems to lack things that other cities have. And there is a lack of atmosphere and charm.  More

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Over 3 years ago

Very new transplant (~6 weeks) so first impressions and reasons why I moved here: -great year-round weather, if you don't mind humidity-- less hot in summer than TX/AZ  More

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Reviews for Greenville    94 Reviews

My wife and I were prospecting Greenville, looking for work and a place to raise our son and grow our family. There's nothing inherently wrong with Greenville. The  More

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Over 2 years ago

Thinking of moving there from Fl. The country and the mountains are the only place to be. Country southerners are God's people. I just hope all the liberal devils get  More

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I have been reading all the negative reviews on Greenville on this site because, as a SC native, I was curious as to why it only had a 2 star average rating from over 90  More

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28269, 28277, 28215, 28227, 28216, 28210, 28205, 28212, 28262, 28213, 27 total
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