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Columbus, OH vs Holden Beach, NC

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- Household income in Holden Beach, is 70% more than it is in Columbus and is 31% above the National Average.
- Columbus unemployment rate is 5.7%.
- Holden Beach unemployment rate is 5.8%.
 Columbus, OHHolden Beach, NCUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock5.8%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock2.7%1.6%
 Future Job Growth34.2%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.3%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$32,481  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$99,519$69,021
 Family Median Income$70,630  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Columbus, OHHolden Beach, NCUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock4.7%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K4.3%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock4.9%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K10.0%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock5.1%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.9%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock6.9%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K13.5%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock29.4%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K5.2%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock13.6%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Columbus, OHHolden Beach, NCUnited States
 Management, business, finance16.9%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock16.5%6.5%
 Community, social services2.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock2.0%1.2%
 Education, library5.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.3%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock1.4%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.8%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock2.9%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.1%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock1.6%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support21.4%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair4.8%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock5.2%13.1%
Reviews for Columbus    156 Reviews

Ellenore · 
Over 2 years ago

I've lived here for my whole life! Awesome place to  More

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We lived in Columbus from 2014-2022, originally from Denver work has taken us to Charlotte, NC, Austin and Atlanta for perspective. One of our biggest reasons for  More

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Over 3 years ago

The city has nice areas and old/ugly areas that look like the remains of a civil war. The nice areas are pretty. Traffic isn't bad compared to Cali but the summer  More

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Reviews for Holden Beach    5 Reviews

I was looking to purchase a beach house some where in North Carolina so I could be close to my home base of Charlotte, NC and not feel like when I returned, I would need  More

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I recently purchased a home in Holden Beach after doing tons of research on the Brunswick Islands in North Carolina (Ocean Isle, Oak Island and Caswell Beach.). I picked  More

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Over 1 years ago

I recently purchased a home in Holden Beach after doing tons of research on the Brunswick Islands in North Carolina (Ocean Isle, Oak Island and Caswell Beach.). I picked  More

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