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Mooresville, NC vs Fort Lauderdale, FL

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- Household income in Fort Lauderdale, is 11% less than it is in Mooresville and is 3% below the National Average.
- Mooresville unemployment rate is 4.7%.
- Fort Lauderdale unemployment rate is 6.1%.

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 Mooresville, NCFort Lauderdale, FLUnited States
 Unemployment Rate4.7%6.1%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth2.7%1.9%1.6%
 Future Job Growth44.1%37.9%33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.8%7.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes5.3%0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$36,633$48,407$37,638
 Household Income$75,141$66,994$69,021
 Family Median Income$81,773$78,205$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Mooresville, NCFort Lauderdale, FLUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K7.0%10.1%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.5%3.6%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K6.5%7.9%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K7.3%8.2%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K7.5%7.7%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.7%8.0%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K11.3%8.9%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K16.5%11.2%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K17.3%15.9%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K8.9%6.4%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K7.5%12.0%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Mooresville, NCFort Lauderdale, FLUnited States
 Management, business, finance20.2%19.8%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science9.5%4.9%6.5%
 Community, social services1.6%1.2%1.8%
 Legal0.7%2.9%1.2%
 Education, library7.4%4.4%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment2.0%2.5%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.2%4.5%6.2%
 Healthcare support2.2%2.5%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.6%2.1%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving4.2%6.4%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.7%5.0%3.6%
 Personal care2.2%2.4%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support22.9%22.9%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.0%0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair6.5%8.4%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving12.1%10.0%13.1%

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Reviews for Mooresville    19 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I've lived here for a while, it has everything you need. But 150 traffics  More

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Over 5 years ago

It's a nice town but all the jobs are either service industry or manufacturers that don't pay well. If you're single and make less than 50,000 a year good luck finding  More

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Over 8 years ago

Hi, Moving back to NC to the Moorseville area. Am so excited . I am not from this area . so not familiar with area. So any insite would be greatly appericate. I to go  More

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Reviews for Fort Lauderdale    64 Reviews

Fort Lauderdale and South Florida are eclectic, which makes for a tough adjustment if you're from a homogenous area. The secret is to find the location of all the things  More

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Like any city, Fort Lauderdale has it's good points and it's bad. On the good side you can't beat the weather here, especially October to June. No snow and no winter  More

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Over 9 years ago

My husband I are are from Illinois and Indiana. We moved here five years ago and we still HATE it! In the Midwest people are friendly and care about others. I can't  More

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ZIPS IN MOORESVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA
28117 28115
ZIPS IN FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA
33311 33312 33308 33304 33301 33315 33305 33316 33306

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