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Culpeper, VA vs Blowing Rock, NC

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Highlights
- Household income in Blowing Rock, is 25% more than it is in Culpeper and is 30% above the National Average.
- Culpeper unemployment rate is 4.4%.
- Blowing Rock unemployment rate is 3.4%.
 Culpeper, VABlowing Rock, NCUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock3.4%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.7%1.6%
 Future Job Growth37.7%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes5.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.3%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$33,952  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$99,306$69,021
 Family Median Income$87,572  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Culpeper, VABlowing Rock, NCUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock4.1%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.3%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock7.9%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K6.6%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock2.2%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K10.5%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock4.6%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K15.3%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock16.8%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K11.3%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock17.0%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Culpeper, VABlowing Rock, NCUnited States
 Management, business, finance12.3%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock5.7%6.5%
 Community, social services5.9%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.6%1.2%
 Education, library10.2%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.1%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology3.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock0.0%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.7%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock15.0%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.1%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.2%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support20.9%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.5%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair9.4%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock11.9%13.1%
Reviews for Culpeper    1 Reviews

My husband and I sold our house in Culpeper, July, 2005 because the real estate market was "hot" and we got a great price for our home. We THOUGHT we wanted warmer  More

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Reviews for Blowing Rock    2 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

I've been in Blowing Rock for about 8 years and can't wait to leave this gloomy place. It is grey and cloudy most of the time. The rating it has on this site of 199  More

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Over 18 years ago

great in the summer, but very cold in the  More

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