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East Palestine, OH vs Wilmington, NC

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- Household income in Wilmington, is 22% more than it is in East Palestine and is 28% below the National Average.
- East Palestine unemployment rate is 5.4%.
- Wilmington unemployment rate is 4.3%.
 East Palestine, OHWilmington, NCUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock4.3%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.8%1.6%
 Future Job Growth13.9%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.3%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$24,427  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$54,066$69,021
 Family Median Income$52,857  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 East Palestine, OHWilmington, NCUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock14.8%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K6.9%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock9.5%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K18.5%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock8.4%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K12.2%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock9.5%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K14.8%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock12.5%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K1.9%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock7.7%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 East Palestine, OHWilmington, NCUnited States
 Management, business, finance5.9%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock5.5%6.5%
 Community, social services0.3%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.0%1.2%
 Education, library2.2%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.8%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology3.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock1.9%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement7.1%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock9.4%5.4%
 Building maintenance5.5%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock3.4%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support25.8%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.3%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair8.5%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock8.5%13.1%
Reviews for East Palestine    1 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

We are currently searching for a place to start over and look towards retirement. Both of us have little retirement as the companies that we worked for closed leaving  More

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Reviews for Wilmington    71 Reviews

I was born here and I will update more at a later time. First and most important, teh average cost of a 1br apt in Wilmington is approximately $1,800. Rentals have  More

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I think that a lot has changed since covid for this city and will continue to keep changing with our insane economy. But I was born and raised in Wilmington and have  More

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Scotty · 

Wilmington NC was once a wonderful city filled with Southern charm, history, safety and natural beauty. Recently that has been replaced by erasing everything Southern or  More

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