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Dryden, VA vs Norton, VA

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Highlights
- Household income in Norton, is 27% less than it is in Dryden and is 94% below the National Average.
- Dryden unemployment rate is 5.6%.
- Norton unemployment rate is 6.4%.
 Dryden, VANorton, VAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock6.4%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-1.1%1.6%
 Future Job Growth17.3%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes5.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.8%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$21,610  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$35,592$69,021
 Family Median Income$43,750  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Dryden, VANorton, VAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock25.1%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K9.0%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock12.3%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K0.0%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock4.1%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K18.6%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock8.2%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K22.1%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock10.9%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K0.0%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock2.9%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Dryden, VANorton, VAUnited States
 Management, business, finance0.0%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock8.6%6.5%
 Community, social services3.3%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.9%1.2%
 Education, library18.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock4.2%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology11.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock2.5%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement19.9%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock6.6%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.0%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock4.3%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support17.1%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock1.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair7.5%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock3.4%13.1%
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