2025 Compare Cities Economy:
Birmingham, AL vs Burlington, NC

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Highlights
- Household income in Burlington, is 20% more than it is in Birmingham and is 46% below the National Average.
- Birmingham unemployment rate is 5.6%.
- Burlington unemployment rate is 5.1%.
 Birmingham, ALBurlington, NCUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock5.1%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.1%1.6%
 Future Job Growth29.2%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes10.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.3%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$26,746  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$47,158$69,021
 Family Median Income$51,254  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Birmingham, ALBurlington, NCUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock12.5%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K7.0%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock11.9%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K11.2%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock10.0%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.8%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock8.5%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K9.5%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock13.3%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K3.4%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock3.2%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Birmingham, ALBurlington, NCUnited States
 Management, business, finance13.2%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock4.4%6.5%
 Community, social services2.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.7%1.2%
 Education, library5.4%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.6%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology7.1%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock2.7%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.3%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock6.3%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.3%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.5%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support22.3%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair6.0%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock20.0%13.1%
Reviews for Birmingham    25 Reviews

Birmingham is better than ever, meaning it is beginning to gain half of the stuff a normal city of its size has. The food scene is definitely an exception and is above  More

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Lived in the Birmingham for years. The small city was divided by the historical train tracks into the north half and the south one. The north section was the  More

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Over 5 years ago

I moved to Birmingham 6.5 years ago for a new job. The city is very boring in my opinion, there isn't much to do over the weekend except shopping or eating out. Summer  More

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Reviews for Burlington    1 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

We live on the edge of Burlington. We are retired. It is 1.5 hours from the Mountains and 2 hrs from the beach. The neighbors are very friendly. There are things to do  More

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