2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Durham, NC vs Cincinnati, OH

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Highlights
- Household income in Cincinnati, is 32% less than it is in Durham and is 53% below the National Average.
- Durham unemployment rate is 4.1%.
- Cincinnati unemployment rate is 4.9%.
 Durham, NCCincinnati, OHUnited States
 Unemployment Rate4.1%4.9%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth2.0%0.8%1.6%
 Future Job Growth43.3%29.8%33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.5%7.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes5.3%5.6%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$39,496$34,060$37,638
 Household Income$66,623$45,235$69,021
 Family Median Income$89,399$62,457$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Durham, NCCincinnati, OHUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K8.9%18.1%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.3%6.1%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K8.4%11.3%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K9.5%9.8%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K7.5%7.8%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.2%7.2%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K9.0%8.1%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K13.1%10.1%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K15.7%10.6%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K7.6%4.9%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K8.8%6.1%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Durham, NCCincinnati, OHUnited States
 Management, business, finance19.0%17.0%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science10.8%7.5%6.5%
 Community, social services2.3%2.4%1.8%
 Legal1.3%1.3%1.2%
 Education, library9.2%6.4%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment2.2%2.9%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology9.3%6.6%6.2%
 Healthcare support2.5%3.7%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.3%1.5%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving5.4%7.1%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.6%3.4%3.6%
 Personal care2.4%2.5%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support17.0%20.0%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.1%0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair6.0%4.3%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving7.7%13.4%13.1%
Reviews for Durham    43 Reviews

I was raised in this city, left for work in the 2010s, and returned in 2018. This city has changed a lot over the years for the better. Growing up there was not a ton to  More

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Over 3 years ago

I've lived in durham for a few years and my experience is coming from someone who has traveled all over the world and has lived in many different states. First things  More

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Over 3 years ago

I live here for my entire life and it has never gotten boring, I love the scenery, nightlife and basically everything here. There is always something new to do and  More

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Reviews for Cincinnati    113 Reviews

A native buckeye, I currently split my time between Cincinnati and Charleston, SC. We were considering leaving Cincinnati, but after reviewing other cities, I think  More

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Over 3 years ago

Lived in Cinti. and on UC faculty for over 40 years. The best move of my life is to have retired and left Cinti. for Tucson. In academics OSU far outranks UC and the  More

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What Bert has to say is a bit dated. The downtown area has made a great comeback over the past 10-15 years with Over the Rhine once being ranked America’s most dangerous  More

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