2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Somerset, KY vs Mount Airy, NC

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Highlights
- Household income in Mount Airy, is 12% more than it is in Somerset and is 104% below the National Average.
- Somerset unemployment rate is 5.5%.
- Mount Airy unemployment rate is 4.2%.
 Somerset, KYMount Airy, NCUnited States
 Unemployment Rate5.5%4.2%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth1.7%1.4%1.6%
 Future Job Growth24.4%32.1%33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.0%7.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes6.0%5.3%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$31,211$29,307$37,638
 Household Income$30,107$33,773$69,021
 Family Median Income$49,281$50,128$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Somerset, KYMount Airy, NCUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K23.2%20.4%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K6.5%11.5%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K20.2%13.2%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K7.6%9.1%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K5.2%9.8%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K4.2%4.5%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K4.6%7.4%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K16.4%7.0%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K7.4%12.4%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K1.1%1.8%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K3.9%3.0%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Somerset, KYMount Airy, NCUnited States
 Management, business, finance9.1%14.3%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science2.7%5.1%6.5%
 Community, social services5.5%3.4%1.8%
 Legal1.4%0.3%1.2%
 Education, library4.8%11.3%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment4.1%1.8%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology4.4%7.3%6.2%
 Healthcare support2.3%2.1%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.9%1.5%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving9.6%3.2%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.0%3.8%3.6%
 Personal care3.1%2.1%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support24.1%17.9%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.0%1.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair9.8%4.7%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving13.0%20.1%13.1%
Reviews for Somerset    7 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

There is certainly a small town atmosphere here. It seems as if there is a high percentage of the population that wants to get Somerset "on the map", but they want to do  More

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Over 14 years ago

I have lived here since 1989. My family moved me here from Chicago Ill when I was 5 years old. Growing up in this place, I can tell you first hand what you children will  More

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Over 16 years ago

I wanted to post facts on somerset on my previous post because sometimes on bestplaces.net it is just opinions and those can be misleading or one-sided. So I posted  More

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Reviews for Mount Airy    5 Reviews

I have lived in Mount Airy much of my adult life. I have never liked Mount Airy. Mount Airy is very family-oriented and therefore very cliquish. It is very difficult for  More

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Although the previous comment is almost 5 years old, what was mentioned is pretty true. Crime has worsened, in particular drug activity, with a very active market in  More

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I have been considering moving to Mount Airy. The thing is, when I tried to contact the newspaper classifieds about placing an ad no one replied. Ad when inquired about  More

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