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Apex, NC vs Carthage, NC

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- Household income in Carthage, is 57% less than it is in Apex and is 32% below the National Average.
- Apex unemployment rate is 2.8%.
- Carthage unemployment rate is 4.2%.
 Apex, NCCarthage, NCUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock4.2%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock2.3%1.6%
 Future Job Growth49.5%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.3%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$51,460  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$52,339$69,021
 Family Median Income$141,188  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Apex, NCCarthage, NCUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock9.5%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K0.9%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock13.0%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K3.3%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock10.2%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K3.8%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock8.6%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K13.5%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock21.1%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K17.6%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock3.1%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Apex, NCCarthage, NCUnited States
 Management, business, finance26.3%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock1.8%6.5%
 Community, social services1.4%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.4%1.2%
 Education, library7.2%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock0.0%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock8.4%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.7%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock9.7%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.3%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock6.9%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support20.7%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair3.5%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock7.6%13.1%
Reviews for Apex    11 Reviews

We moved here from western NY last year. It was hard to leave a solid school system, a house almost paid for, with a yard, and NO HOA. However, jobs were just not there  More

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Over 11 years ago

My introduction to Apex, NC came in July 2009 I was on my way to Florida. On the third day, plans changed due to friend's vehicle malfunction. I stayed in Apex for 9  More

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Over 14 years ago

Apex has a small town atmosphere, but is convenient to the Research Triangle area of North  More

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Reviews for Carthage    3 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

Some call it "sweet carthage" really...no industry other than the "Chuck Wagon" restaurant. The city has had high hopes for years of becoming a tourist destination with  More

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Over 14 years ago

Carthage, the county seat of Moore County, was once the center of manufacture of horse drawn carriages...before the automobile was discovered. It has been somewhat slow  More

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I have lived all over the world and never thought I would settle down. Somehow I ended up in North Carolina, close to Carthage. When I found out I was going to be a  More

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