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Holly Springs, NC vs Goldsboro, NC

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- Household income in Goldsboro, is 67% less than it is in Holly Springs and is 74% below the National Average.
- Holly Springs unemployment rate is 3.3%.
- Goldsboro unemployment rate is 7.1%.

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 Holly Springs, NCGoldsboro, NCUnited States
 Unemployment Rate3.3%7.1%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth3.0%-0.4%1.6%
 Future Job Growth53.8%21.5%33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.3%6.8%6.2%
 Income Taxes5.3%5.3%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$45,298$25,817$37,638
 Household Income$120,229$39,562$69,021
 Family Median Income$129,848$51,181$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Holly Springs, NCGoldsboro, NCUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K2.7%17.4%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K0.9%6.4%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K2.8%14.3%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K4.4%12.5%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K3.7%12.6%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K4.4%8.5%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K7.8%8.0%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K11.5%7.6%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K27.3%8.1%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K14.8%2.3%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K19.8%2.4%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Holly Springs, NCGoldsboro, NCUnited States
 Management, business, finance25.3%8.8%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science14.5%3.0%6.5%
 Community, social services2.4%2.0%1.8%
 Legal1.2%0.2%1.2%
 Education, library7.2%7.2%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment4.5%1.0%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology7.5%5.9%6.2%
 Healthcare support2.3%4.9%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.8%2.2%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving2.9%10.6%5.4%
 Building maintenance0.7%5.4%3.6%
 Personal care1.3%1.5%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support20.7%19.9%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.0%0.4%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair2.8%7.4%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving5.9%19.6%13.1%

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Reviews for Holly Springs    2 Reviews

I moved to Holly Springs with my husband when I was 21 years old, right after I had finished college. We chose Holly Springs for the convenient location, affordable  More

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Over 17 years ago

I moved to the Triangle in 1993, and into Holly Springs in 1995. It has been fun living here and watching the town grow. When we moved, there were 3,000 people in the  More

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Reviews for Goldsboro    10 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

We have recently moved to Goldsboro and just love it. We moved from another small NC town in the west where we lived for many years. Everyone here is so friendly! Much  More

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Over 7 years ago

It is the military that brought my husband and I to this quaint small town of Goldsboro, and we have lived here for about 4 years now. We consider Goldsboro to be a  More

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Over 7 years ago

Goldsboro is a nice homey place to live. I know a lot of people that move out of the town and come back because there is family here. There is a plenty of beaches to go  More

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