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Plainfield, IN vs Asheville, NC

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Highlights
- Household income in Asheville, is 15% less than it is in Plainfield and is 19% below the National Average.
- Plainfield unemployment rate is 3.6%.
- Asheville unemployment rate is 4.5%.

Economy
 Plainfield, INAsheville, NCUnited States
 Unemployment Rate3.6%4.5%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth2.5%1.6%1.6%
 Future Job Growth43.0%39.8%33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.0%7.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes4.7%5.3%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$36,669$37,392$37,638
 Household Income$68,541$58,193$69,021
 Family Median Income$82,063$82,468$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Plainfield, INAsheville, NCUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K6.3%10.5%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.1%5.8%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K6.5%10.2%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K8.5%9.8%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K8.2%7.8%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K9.9%7.3%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K13.1%11.0%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K13.5%10.9%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K16.6%12.9%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K8.2%6.4%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K6.2%7.4%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Plainfield, INAsheville, NCUnited States
 Management, business, finance14.5%14.7%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science6.4%6.2%6.5%
 Community, social services1.7%3.7%1.8%
 Legal1.3%0.9%1.2%
 Education, library8.6%6.2%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment1.0%5.2%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology4.1%8.8%6.2%
 Healthcare support3.3%2.7%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.5%1.0%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving3.6%11.4%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.1%3.5%3.6%
 Personal care2.9%2.3%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support22.6%18.9%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.0%0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair5.0%5.4%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving20.5%9.1%13.1%

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Reviews for Plainfield    3 Reviews

I've lived in Plainfield 3 years now and have lived in the Indianapolis metro area since 1998. Here are the major pluses I found with this town. - Pedestrian and  More

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Over 7 years ago

I moved my family (husband and kids) back to IN several years ago to be closer to family. After 6 (7? - I've lost track) years, we are ready to move on. We chose  More

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Over 18 years ago

I moved to Plainfield several years ago, and am really impressed by the focus on families, recreation, and values. The town has built a recreation complex that includes  More

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Reviews for Asheville    117 Reviews

Lived around this city my entire life, and have spent countless hours in every part of it- at one point, Asheville was the place to be, it had a high standard of living,  More

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Scotty · 

Asheville has changed dramatically over the pass twenty years . At one time downtown and the charming family friendly neighborhoods within, reminded me of The Waltons  More

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This city is very deceiving. Small but if you look close you see big liberal city problems in this town. Mainly because it is overwhelming liberal. Far left liberals.  More

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