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Concord, NC vs Gastonia, NC

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Highlights
- Household income in Gastonia, is 33% less than it is in Concord and is 30% below the National Average.
- Concord unemployment rate is 4.5%.
- Gastonia unemployment rate is 5.9%.
 Concord, NCGastonia, NCUnited States
 Unemployment Rate4.5%5.9%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth2.7%2.7%1.6%
 Future Job Growth46.7%43.4%33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.0%7.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes5.3%5.3%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$36,972$29,179$37,638
 Household Income$78,775$52,990$69,021
 Family Median Income$91,966$71,483$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Concord, NCGastonia, NCUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K6.7%11.8%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.7%6.8%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K6.9%10.4%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K6.2%9.5%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K7.4%9.1%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.6%6.9%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K8.7%10.6%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K14.4%11.2%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K19.5%14.5%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K7.7%5.4%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K10.2%3.8%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Concord, NCGastonia, NCUnited States
 Management, business, finance17.5%13.3%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science8.2%4.9%6.5%
 Community, social services2.5%2.4%1.8%
 Legal0.6%0.7%1.2%
 Education, library5.7%5.3%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment1.7%1.1%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.8%6.5%6.2%
 Healthcare support2.1%3.8%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.2%1.4%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving5.8%6.1%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.0%3.8%3.6%
 Personal care2.6%2.2%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support20.6%20.1%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.1%0.6%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair8.7%8.4%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving11.9%19.4%13.1%
Reviews for Concord    8 Reviews

I am looking to relocate due to a new job offer in north Carolina. Ive narrowed my search of cities down to Concord. Some of my concerns coming from California is how is  More

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I recently just moved to Concord, NC from long island. The people are more than polite. The Weather is amazing and the cost of living is reasonable and affordable. I  More

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Over 13 years ago

North Carolina Is very boring. If you want to move to a small town with alot of nice people concord is not the place. Im dying to get out of NC because people are moving  More

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Reviews for Gastonia    11 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

This city is about Greed. Council does not care about the citizens. The only hospital pays the city millions so they can be on hospital. Quality of care I rate a 2. Low  More

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Over 6 years ago

I AMFROM FLORIDA THE SUNSHINE STATE AND I AM LOOKING TO MAKE A MOVE TOWARD GASTONIA, NC. I AM A SINGLE PARENT OF 4 AND FEEL THAT THE RIGHT MOVE FOR MY FAMILY WOULD BE  More

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Over 16 years ago

The schools are overcrowded but the county is trying to rectify the situation by building new  More

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