2025 Compare Cities Economy:
Belle Chasse, LA vs Smithfield, NC

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Highlights
- Household income in Smithfield, is 58% less than it is in Belle Chasse and is 103% below the National Average.
- Belle Chasse unemployment rate is 4.9%.
- Smithfield unemployment rate is 4.1%.
 Belle Chasse, LASmithfield, NCUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock4.1%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock2.9%1.6%
 Future Job Growth23.4%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes9.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.3%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$34,933  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$33,957$69,021
 Family Median Income$99,531  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Belle Chasse, LASmithfield, NCUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock28.3%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.4%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock9.5%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K5.8%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock6.4%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K5.7%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock9.3%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K9.4%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock12.9%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K10.0%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock4.3%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Belle Chasse, LASmithfield, NCUnited States
 Management, business, finance13.7%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock6.3%6.5%
 Community, social services3.8%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.0%1.2%
 Education, library8.2%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock0.7%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.1%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock3.0%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.7%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock8.7%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.2%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock0.5%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support23.3%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair11.2%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock11.5%13.1%
Reviews for Belle Chasse    1 Reviews

Having lived in a variety of places in the United States, a job transfer led us recently to the New Orleans metro area. We chose to settle in a suburb (Belle Chasse) for  More

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Reviews for Smithfield    2 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

Johnston County Schools is an innovative and dedicated school system. I know people who have relocated to the area from Texas, simply because of the school  More

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Over 18 years ago

not too bad a little town, though can get to be very  More

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