2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Long Island, ME vs Raleigh, NC

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Highlights
- Household income in Raleigh, is 1% less than it is in Long Island and is 5% above the National Average.
- Long Island unemployment rate is 3.2%.
- Raleigh unemployment rate is 4.3%.
 Long Island, MERaleigh, NCUnited States
 Unemployment Rate3.2%4.3%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth1.2%3.0%1.6%
 Future Job Growth40.1%44.2%33.5%
 Sales Taxes5.5%7.3%6.2%
 Income Taxes6.8%5.3%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$46,647$42,632$37,638
 Household Income$73,750$72,996$69,021
 Family Median Income$113,611$95,393$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Long Island, MERaleigh, NCUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K6.8%7.4%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K10.3%2.8%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K5.1%7.4%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K8.5%9.2%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K2.6%7.8%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.8%6.7%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K10.3%10.0%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K2.6%12.9%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K22.2%17.0%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K12.8%8.6%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K12.0%10.2%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Long Island, MERaleigh, NCUnited States
 Management, business, finance20.6%21.6%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science9.6%10.4%6.5%
 Community, social services0.0%1.7%1.8%
 Legal0.0%1.8%1.2%
 Education, library11.0%6.2%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment1.5%2.7%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.1%5.8%6.2%
 Healthcare support0.7%2.3%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.5%1.4%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving1.5%5.1%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.9%2.8%3.6%
 Personal care0.0%2.4%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support18.4%21.7%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry11.8%0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair11.0%5.7%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving4.4%8.2%13.1%
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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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