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Durham, NC vs Athens-Clarke County, GA

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Highlights
- Household income in Athens-Clarke County, is 35% less than it is in Durham and is 59% below the National Average.
- Durham unemployment rate is 4.1%.
- Athens-Clarke County unemployment rate is 3.9%.

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 Durham, NCAthens-Clarke County, GAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate4.1%3.9%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth2.0%4.0%1.6%
 Future Job Growth43.3%49.4%33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.5%8.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes5.3%5.8%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$39,496$27,194$37,638
 Household Income$66,623$43,466$69,021
 Family Median Income$89,399$68,447$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Durham, NCAthens-Clarke County, GAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K8.9%17.8%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.3%6.3%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K8.4%11.9%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K9.5%10.6%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K7.5%8.6%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.2%7.7%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K9.0%7.7%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K13.1%9.2%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K15.7%11.3%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K7.6%4.5%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K8.8%4.3%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Durham, NCAthens-Clarke County, GAUnited States
 Management, business, finance19.0%12.7%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science10.8%7.1%6.5%
 Community, social services2.3%1.9%1.8%
 Legal1.3%1.0%1.2%
 Education, library9.2%14.0%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment2.2%3.3%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology9.3%5.1%6.2%
 Healthcare support2.5%2.8%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.3%1.4%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving5.4%9.0%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.6%3.3%3.6%
 Personal care2.4%2.7%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support17.0%17.9%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.1%0.4%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair6.0%4.5%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving7.7%13.0%13.1%

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Reviews for Durham    43 Reviews

I was raised in this city, left for work in the 2010s, and returned in 2018. This city has changed a lot over the years for the better. Growing up there was not a ton to  More

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Over 3 years ago

I've lived in durham for a few years and my experience is coming from someone who has traveled all over the world and has lived in many different states. First things  More

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Over 3 years ago

I live here for my entire life and it has never gotten boring, I love the scenery, nightlife and basically everything here. There is always something new to do and  More

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Reviews for Athens-Clarke County    27 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

Athens is really a jewel hidden in & of itself. This place had so much stuff; it's constantly changing. They have city transit. They're expanding the highway and  More

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I absolutely love Athens, Ga. I grew up traveling the world, the first place that I have ever lived in for more than 5 years in a row was Athens, Ga. I cam here in 96  More

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The "Old South" is alive and well, thing about Baptists is they look like real people. Also come late Spring several religious groups feel they have the right to knock  More

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ZIPS IN DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA
27713 27707 27703 27705 27704 27701 27712 27503 27709
ZIPS IN ATHENS-CLARKE COUNTY, GEORGIA
30606 30605 30601 30607 30622 30683 30602 30609

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