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Apex, NC vs Marana, AZ

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- Household income in Marana, is 22% less than it is in Apex and is 27% above the National Average.
- Apex unemployment rate is 2.8%.
- Marana unemployment rate is 4.4%.
 Apex, NCMarana, AZUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock4.4%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock2.0%1.6%
 Future Job Growth49.5%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock3.4%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$51,460  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$94,983$69,021
 Family Median Income$141,188  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Apex, NCMarana, AZUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock3.8%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K0.9%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock4.6%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K3.3%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock5.4%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K3.8%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock9.2%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K13.5%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock25.6%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K17.6%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock9.8%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Apex, NCMarana, AZUnited States
 Management, business, finance26.3%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock9.9%6.5%
 Community, social services1.4%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.6%1.2%
 Education, library7.2%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.4%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock1.8%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.7%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock4.3%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  Unlock8.7%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 Marana    5 Reviews

I've lived in "old" Marana for 25 years. These forms don't explain there's the old original town, which is now going nuts in growth of houses and "clean" businesses. New  More

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Over 15 years ago

the political side of arizona is terribly, there is nothing but dirt noooo green at all. unemployment is terrible. i love the desert, but arizona is definitly no the  More

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With this new zip code comes an area called Dove Mountain. Dove Mountain is a very unexpected beautiful suprise. The Ritz Carlton will be opening in 2009 and one of the  More

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