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Beech Mountain, NC vs Oakland, TN

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Highlights
- Household income in Oakland, is 1% more than it is in Beech Mountain and is 12% above the National Average.
- Beech Mountain unemployment rate is 3.4%.
- Oakland unemployment rate is 4.9%.
 Beech Mountain, NCOakland, TNUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock4.9%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock2.0%1.6%
 Future Job Growth38.6%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$50,635  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$78,125$69,021
 Family Median Income$99,250  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Beech Mountain, NCOakland, TNUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock2.5%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.8%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock8.8%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K4.9%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock6.2%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K11.2%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock8.6%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K15.6%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock25.8%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K6.8%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock5.3%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Beech Mountain, NCOakland, TNUnited States
 Management, business, finance28.8%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock13.2%6.5%
 Community, social services1.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.3%1.2%
 Education, library5.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.6%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology7.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock1.8%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.8%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock2.0%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.5%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock0.0%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support16.5%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair14.0%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock17.2%13.1%
Reviews for Beech Mountain    1 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

I have been visiting beech mt nc. for the past 15 yrs. this year is the year we will be moving to this wonderous area. my husbands family is originally from here. if  More

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Reviews for Oakland    2 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

No Recreation Department available. One park available for kids, and your child must be a student at that  More

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Over 17 years ago

Great cost for home for the money! Less than $79 per square foot for a really nice home. Real estate taxes only .0047, so on a home Valued at $303,000 you would only pay  More

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