2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Butner, NC vs Merced, CA

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Highlights
- Household income in Merced, is 18% less than it is in Butner and is 32% below the National Average.
- Butner unemployment rate is 3.8%.
- Merced unemployment rate is 9.3%.
 Butner, NCMerced, CAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate3.8%9.3%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth1.3%2.5%1.6%
 Future Job Growth40.7%33.3%33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.8%8.3%6.2%
 Income Taxes5.3%8.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$26,394$22,520$37,638
 Household Income$63,548$52,305$69,021
 Family Median Income$70,541$57,892$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Butner, NCMerced, CAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K7.6%14.3%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.4%5.0%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K9.9%10.4%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K5.5%9.4%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K13.6%8.8%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.1%8.0%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K13.4%10.6%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K16.8%10.4%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K14.6%13.4%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K5.8%5.2%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K3.3%4.5%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Butner, NCMerced, CAUnited States
 Management, business, finance15.4%8.3%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science3.7%2.9%6.5%
 Community, social services1.0%2.2%1.8%
 Legal4.1%0.5%1.2%
 Education, library10.5%7.9%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment1.0%1.4%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.3%3.6%6.2%
 Healthcare support5.2%5.3%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement7.4%3.2%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving2.1%6.2%5.4%
 Building maintenance5.9%3.8%3.6%
 Personal care0.4%3.7%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support13.6%18.3%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.0%8.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair6.9%8.7%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving17.4%15.8%13.1%
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Reviews for Merced    44 Reviews

Merced is totally slept on - you want a little bit of everything CA has to offer, at a fraction of the price of other CA cities? Merced is the place to go. The town  More

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Over 4 years ago

Good place to live. More affordable than most of california. The city is growing and there is alot of business and growth here. Moved from the Bay area years ago and  More

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Great place to live. Lots of progress and changes coming to the city. Great place to raise a family. UC Merced is expanding and businesses are investing. Downtown is  More

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