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Apex, NC vs Johnson City, TN

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- Household income in Johnson City, is 61% less than it is in Apex and is 46% below the National Average.
- Apex unemployment rate is 2.8%.
- Johnson City unemployment rate is 4.7%.
 Apex, NCJohnson City, TNUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock4.7%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.4%1.6%
 Future Job Growth49.5%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$51,460  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$47,242$69,021
 Family Median Income$141,188  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Apex, NCJohnson City, TNUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock17.3%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K0.9%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock11.8%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K3.3%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock6.6%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K3.8%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock7.5%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K13.5%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock11.2%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K17.6%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock6.4%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Apex, NCJohnson City, TNUnited States
 Management, business, finance26.3%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock5.1%6.5%
 Community, social services1.4%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.7%1.2%
 Education, library7.2%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.4%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock3.5%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.7%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock8.7%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.3%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.1%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support20.7%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair3.5%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock9.6%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 Johnson City    15 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

There are many things to do if you’re the outdoors type .Closest beach is about 5hrs away. There’s medium range of shopping. It does not have high end retail. Most  More

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I've been fortunate to live all over the world, but privileged to have been born in East Tennessee. I live here now, and it has the perfect mix of small town  More

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I’ve lived near here all my life, moved here in 2015. I love this area!! Great people with great attitudes!! Excellent shopping with lots of restaurants, but low  More

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