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Charlotte, NC vs Cape Girardeau, MO

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- Household income in Cape Girardeau, is 30% less than it is in Charlotte and is 44% below the National Average.
- Charlotte unemployment rate is 4.9%.
- Cape Girardeau unemployment rate is 3.8%.
 Charlotte, NCCape Girardeau, MOUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock3.8%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.9%1.6%
 Future Job Growth45.2%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.4%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$43,080  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$48,055$69,021
 Family Median Income$85,466  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Charlotte, NCCape Girardeau, MOUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock13.8%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.2%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock13.5%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K8.9%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock9.8%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.1%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock10.0%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K12.5%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock11.7%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K7.1%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock3.1%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Charlotte, NCCape Girardeau, MOUnited States
 Management, business, finance22.0%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock3.8%6.5%
 Community, social services1.9%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.5%1.2%
 Education, library5.2%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.7%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology4.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock4.0%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.5%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock9.7%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.2%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.0%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support21.7%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.5%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair6.8%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock13.0%13.1%
Reviews for Charlotte    305 Reviews

My favorite city to live year round with 4 seasons. We love Charlotte  More

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Over 3 years ago

This city has a lot of potential, but it could use some work. For example, it seems to lack things that other cities have. And there is a lack of atmosphere and charm.  More

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Over 4 years ago

Very new transplant (~6 weeks) so first impressions and reasons why I moved here: -great year-round weather, if you don't mind humidity-- less hot in summer than TX/AZ  More

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Reviews for Cape Girardeau    7 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

Great place to live. You can get from any point A to point B in 10 minutes. Easy to get spoiled with the  More

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Over 12 years ago

For a relatively small area (city permanent population of 37,000, swelling to 100,000 during the workweek when the university is in session), Cape Girardeau has multiple  More

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Over 16 years ago

It's a good mid sized  More

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