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Clayton, NC vs Castle Rock, CO

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- Household income in Castle Rock, is 92% more than it is in Clayton and is 43% above the National Average.
- Clayton unemployment rate is 4.1%.
- Castle Rock unemployment rate is 5.3%.
 Clayton, NCCastle Rock, COUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock5.3%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock2.8%1.6%
 Future Job Growth46.3%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock4.6%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$31,582  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$121,388$69,021
 Family Median Income$71,360  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Clayton, NCCastle Rock, COUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock3.2%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.6%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock3.0%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K4.9%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock4.2%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K11.3%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock7.3%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K11.7%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock23.6%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K5.7%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock19.7%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Clayton, NCCastle Rock, COUnited States
 Management, business, finance18.2%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock9.8%6.5%
 Community, social services0.8%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.0%1.2%
 Education, library5.2%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.5%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology8.4%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock2.4%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.8%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock5.2%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.0%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock3.0%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support19.8%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair4.3%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock6.6%13.1%
Reviews for Clayton    3 Reviews

For many reasons, North Carolina is a great place to call home! The weather is tough to beat. We enjoy four seasons, Summer is a little hot for some but allows a long  More

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I cannot believe how "hyped up" the Raleighm NC area is. It is a strange combination of transplans from New York, New England and New Jersey mixed with local Raleigh  More

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Over 15 years ago

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Reviews for Castle Rock    12 Reviews

My fiance and I moved here in 2018 shortly after finishing college. I work in Colorado Springs and she works in the Denver area, so Castle Rock was practically our only  More

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Over 7 years ago

I have always been mobile for my career, until I moved to Castle Rock. I've lived in in multiple cities in the Midwest including Chicago and have visited nearly every  More

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Over 11 years ago

we have four seasons, and the rockies are only two hrs.away. so for the outdoors enthusist sking or hiking is like no other place you have been or seen it is hard to  More

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