2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Charleston, SC vs Durango, CO

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Highlights
- Household income in Durango, is 10% less than it is in Charleston and is 1% below the National Average.
- Charleston unemployment rate is 4.0%.
- Durango unemployment rate is 6.5%.
 Charleston, SCDurango, COUnited States
 Unemployment Rate4.0%6.5%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth0.7%1.3%1.6%
 Future Job Growth35.9%43.2%33.5%
 Sales Taxes9.0%4.9%6.2%
 Income Taxes7.0%4.6%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$50,240$41,294$37,638
 Household Income$76,556$68,550$69,021
 Family Median Income$106,321$95,806$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Charleston, SCDurango, COUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K9.1%6.9%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.6%3.4%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K5.8%9.8%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K7.4%7.6%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K7.2%9.0%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.2%7.6%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K9.6%8.1%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K12.3%15.7%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K18.6%16.8%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K8.7%7.7%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K11.6%7.5%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Charleston, SCDurango, COUnited States
 Management, business, finance21.3%13.3%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science7.9%6.7%6.5%
 Community, social services1.7%2.5%1.8%
 Legal1.8%2.3%1.2%
 Education, library6.7%11.3%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment3.0%2.6%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology9.4%7.1%6.2%
 Healthcare support1.5%2.0%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.5%2.7%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving6.7%6.6%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.3%3.2%3.6%
 Personal care2.4%2.7%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support20.7%24.3%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.2%0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair5.7%4.8%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving7.1%7.8%13.1%
Reviews for Charleston    76 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

Charleston is beautiful and unique and incredibly special. If you don't believe me, just ask Anthony Bourdain in his Parts Unknown episode - and he was an insightful  More

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Serious lack of health care and "good old boys club" whereby doctors will not even see the patient but diagnose them based on referring doctor. My sister died there for  More

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Over 4 years ago

Boy, has this once beautiful town changed...for the worse! I initially moved here 20 years ago because the people were so nice, no traffic, great choice of hospitals,  More

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Reviews for Durango    24 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I grew up in Durango, fifth generation. Of course it is beautiful and my roots are there. Too many people have moved there though. I still love the landscape, and my  More

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Absolutely wonderful place to live. The amount of scenery and natural beauty within 5 hours in all directions (literally all of them) is unbeatable. So close to  More

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Been in or near durango for 20 years and am stuck here. Can't earn enough to live on, no decent jobs, ridiculously expensive housing, relatively unfriendly, snobbish  More

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