2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Caribou, ME vs Burlington, NC

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Highlights
- Household income in Burlington, is 7% more than it is in Caribou and is 46% below the National Average.
- Caribou unemployment rate is 5.8%.
- Burlington unemployment rate is 5.1%.
 Caribou, MEBurlington, NCUnited States
 Unemployment Rate5.8%5.1%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth-0.5%1.1%1.6%
 Future Job Growth24.1%34.1%33.5%
 Sales Taxes5.5%6.8%6.2%
 Income Taxes6.8%5.3%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$31,463$29,163$37,638
 Household Income$43,967$47,158$69,021
 Family Median Income$54,219$59,855$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Caribou, MEBurlington, NCUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K14.8%12.5%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K4.9%6.8%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K11.5%11.9%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K14.6%10.8%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K8.8%10.0%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.6%8.5%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K12.4%8.5%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K10.6%11.0%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K7.8%13.3%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K2.6%3.5%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K4.3%3.2%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Caribou, MEBurlington, NCUnited States
 Management, business, finance15.2%10.2%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science2.4%4.4%6.5%
 Community, social services4.5%1.6%1.8%
 Legal0.4%0.7%1.2%
 Education, library5.4%6.3%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment2.4%1.6%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology4.7%7.0%6.2%
 Healthcare support4.1%2.7%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.9%1.6%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving8.4%6.3%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.2%3.7%3.6%
 Personal care0.6%2.5%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support29.6%23.2%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry2.3%0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair7.7%8.1%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving10.1%20.0%13.1%
Reviews for Caribou    2 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

Don't believe the exaggerations about cold. April signals end of snow. First snowfall comes in November. May through September are very nice, unless you like HOT  More

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Over 18 years ago

You have 4 seasons to  More

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Reviews for Burlington    1 Reviews

Over 16 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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