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Philadelphia, PA vs Grand Forks, ND

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- Household income in Grand Forks, is 2% more than it is in Philadelphia and is 29% below the National Average.
- Philadelphia unemployment rate is 10.6%.
- Grand Forks unemployment rate is 3.8%.

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 Philadelphia, PAGrand Forks, NDUnited States
 Unemployment Rate10.6%3.8%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth1.2%-1.4%1.6%
 Future Job Growth28.4%33.9%33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.0%7.3%6.2%
 Income Taxes7.0%2.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$32,344$33,716$37,638
 Household Income$52,649$53,611$69,021
 Family Median Income$61,655$85,413$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Philadelphia, PAGrand Forks, NDUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K17.1%12.5%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K5.2%4.7%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K9.4%10.7%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K8.7%10.7%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K7.6%8.3%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.4%8.3%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K9.1%8.3%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K11.3%11.9%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K12.4%15.4%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K5.4%4.7%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K6.3%4.7%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Philadelphia, PAGrand Forks, NDUnited States
 Management, business, finance15.3%9.5%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science5.8%6.2%6.5%
 Community, social services2.9%2.5%1.8%
 Legal1.8%0.6%1.2%
 Education, library6.3%9.5%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment2.3%1.4%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology7.5%8.5%6.2%
 Healthcare support6.4%3.8%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement3.5%1.2%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving5.3%6.6%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.6%3.9%3.6%
 Personal care3.0%4.2%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support19.1%21.4%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.1%0.7%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair5.1%7.8%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving12.0%12.2%13.1%

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Reviews for Philadelphia    139 Reviews

Philadelphia is a very walkable and fun city to explore (albeit be aware of where not to explore at least at night). The city has beautiful old architecture , great  More

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I’m originally from New York City, then lived in a small city in upstate New York for eight years, then moved down to Philadelphia and have lived here for many years.  More

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Now the only reason some people disagree is because MONEY. If you live in “manayunk” (which I lived for 2 years) you can’t compare … you can’t compare your out skirt  More

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Reviews for Grand Forks    21 Reviews

I lived here for about a year and I can't say many good things about it. I'll start with the positives, it has low crime rate and stores are all close by. Negatives  More

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Over 7 years ago

I am a black male and recently moved to the area do to a job offer. For the most part the people are friendly. However if you are black be prepared to give an  More

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Over 11 years ago

If you try to get a job here, please know that there is a strong culture of support for bullying and verbal abuse. The HR department openly supports and assists  More

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ZIPS IN PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA
19120, 19111, 19124, 19143, 19134, 19149, 19104, 19148, 19140, 19145, 48 total
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58201 58203 58202

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