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Bridgewater, VA vs Mount Airy, NC

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Highlights
- Household income in Mount Airy, is 49% less than it is in Bridgewater and is 104% below the National Average.
- Bridgewater unemployment rate is 4.0%.
- Mount Airy unemployment rate is 4.2%.
 Bridgewater, VAMount Airy, NCUnited States
 Unemployment Rate4.0%4.2%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth1.8%1.4%1.6%
 Future Job Growth35.1%32.1%33.5%
 Sales Taxes5.3%7.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes5.8%5.3%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$29,603$29,307$37,638
 Household Income$66,847$33,773$69,021
 Family Median Income$92,667$50,128$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Bridgewater, VAMount Airy, NCUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K6.4%20.4%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K1.8%11.5%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K7.8%13.2%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K9.8%9.1%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K9.3%9.8%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K4.9%4.5%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K21.3%7.4%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K12.4%7.0%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K12.2%12.4%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K12.5%1.8%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K1.5%3.0%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Bridgewater, VAMount Airy, NCUnited States
 Management, business, finance11.0%14.3%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science5.3%5.1%6.5%
 Community, social services2.1%3.4%1.8%
 Legal0.0%0.3%1.2%
 Education, library7.3%11.3%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment3.6%1.8%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology7.0%7.3%6.2%
 Healthcare support4.3%2.1%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.5%1.5%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving8.1%3.2%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.6%3.8%3.6%
 Personal care5.4%2.1%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support20.8%17.9%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.0%1.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair5.5%4.7%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving14.6%20.1%13.1%
Reviews for Bridgewater    1 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

Bridgewater is a small college town in the Shenandoah Valley about 10 mi. south of Harrisonburg. With excellent public and private schools from pre-k through college  More

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Reviews for Mount Airy    5 Reviews

I have lived in Mount Airy much of my adult life. I have never liked Mount Airy. Mount Airy is very family-oriented and therefore very cliquish. It is very difficult for  More

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Although the previous comment is almost 5 years old, what was mentioned is pretty true. Crime has worsened, in particular drug activity, with a very active market in  More

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I have been considering moving to Mount Airy. The thing is, when I tried to contact the newspaper classifieds about placing an ad no one replied. Ad when inquired about  More

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