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Carthage, NC vs Laurinburg, NC

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- Household income in Laurinburg, is 32% less than it is in Carthage and is 93% below the National Average.
- Carthage unemployment rate is 4.2%.
- Laurinburg unemployment rate is 8.9%.
 Carthage, NCLaurinburg, NCUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock8.9%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.1%1.6%
 Future Job Growth40.3%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.3%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$28,248  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$35,776$69,021
 Family Median Income$86,250  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Carthage, NCLaurinburg, NCUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock22.0%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K4.9%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock14.2%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K9.6%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock8.9%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K9.8%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock8.6%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K6.8%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock8.4%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K3.4%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock2.8%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Carthage, NCLaurinburg, NCUnited States
 Management, business, finance15.6%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock3.0%6.5%
 Community, social services1.9%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.0%1.2%
 Education, library6.4%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.7%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology7.4%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock4.3%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement4.3%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock8.1%5.4%
 Building maintenance5.8%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock1.5%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support12.4%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.9%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair11.5%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock24.6%13.1%
Reviews for Carthage    3 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

Some call it "sweet carthage" really...no industry other than the "Chuck Wagon" restaurant. The city has had high hopes for years of becoming a tourist destination with  More

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Over 14 years ago

Carthage, the county seat of Moore County, was once the center of manufacture of horse drawn carriages...before the automobile was discovered. It has been somewhat slow  More

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I have lived all over the world and never thought I would settle down. Somehow I ended up in North Carolina, close to Carthage. When I found out I was going to be a  More

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Reviews for Laurinburg    1 Reviews

I left Laurinburg as a young child and I returned as a young adult. Laurinburg is going on a down hill slide at top rate speed. For example get into your car and ride  More

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