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Apex, NC vs Fallbrook, CA

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- Household income in Fallbrook, is 40% less than it is in Apex and is 6% above the National Average.
- Apex unemployment rate is 2.8%.
- Fallbrook unemployment rate is 6.9%.
 Apex, NCFallbrook, CAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock6.9%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.4%1.6%
 Future Job Growth49.5%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock8.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$51,460  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$73,165$69,021
 Family Median Income$141,188  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Apex, NCFallbrook, CAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock6.1%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K0.9%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock7.6%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K3.3%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock6.8%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K3.8%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock10.2%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K13.5%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock18.7%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K17.6%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock9.1%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Apex, NCFallbrook, CAUnited States
 Management, business, finance26.3%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock3.2%6.5%
 Community, social services1.4%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.0%1.2%
 Education, library7.2%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.9%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock5.1%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.7%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock5.2%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.3%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock1.8%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support20.7%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock3.6%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair3.5%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock10.4%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 Fallbrook    14 Reviews

Moved from O'Side (lived there 25 years), too Fallbrook 2016. I had worked for U.P.S. And Delivered The Entire F.B., DeLuz, Rainbow and Bonsall area from 1990 thru  More

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Over 7 years ago

We moved here in 1995. It's a pretty place and has a small town feeling. There are many homes that have a nice view of hills. We are leaving this town for several  More

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Over 10 years ago

I do not understand why Fallbrook real estate is so overpriced - there are not a lot of high paying job opportunities like you find in other parts of San Diego County.   More

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