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Cullowhee, NC vs West Chester, PA

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- Household income in West Chester, is 112% more than it is in Cullowhee and is 6% below the National Average.
- Cullowhee unemployment rate is 4.4%.
- West Chester unemployment rate is 4.7%.
 Cullowhee, NCWest Chester, PAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock4.7%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.3%1.6%
 Future Job Growth38.2%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock4.1%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$8,292  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$65,027$69,021
 Family Median Income$60,250  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Cullowhee, NCWest Chester, PAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock10.8%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K12.2%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock10.1%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K31.5%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock7.0%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K4.3%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock9.3%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K2.2%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock14.1%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K0.0%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock8.9%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Cullowhee, NCWest Chester, PAUnited States
 Management, business, finance4.0%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock8.9%6.5%
 Community, social services2.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.9%1.2%
 Education, library10.1%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.7%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology1.2%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock2.0%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement3.0%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock10.2%5.4%
 Building maintenance0.7%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock5.1%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support24.1%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.4%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair2.4%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock6.9%13.1%
Reviews for Cullowhee    2 Reviews

Cullowhee NC is such a beautiful place to visit. People are super nice . I stayed in a cabin on the side of a mountain by myself. It was absolutely wonderful. It had  More

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A truly beautiful place to live. I have lived here off & on for 26 years, and have seen a great many changes surrounding the university. Unfortunately, WCU and it's  More

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Reviews for West Chester    14 Reviews

We've lived in various states, small towns & big cities, all over the country and we both felt West Chester was home as soon as we hit downtown. We've been here 8 years  More

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There seems to be 2 different profiles for West Chester, PA. One says it's a town of <20K and another says it's more like a small city at over 40K. I was kind of  More

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Over 13 years ago

Good that you live in Allentown, because you sure aren't seeing the real West Chester. We're from CA, and we couldn't afford to buy a home there. WC has grown into a  More

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