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Elizabeth City, NC vs Duck, NC

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- Household income in Duck, is 183% more than it is in Elizabeth City and is 45% above the National Average.
- Elizabeth City unemployment rate is 5.2%.
- Duck unemployment rate is 7.5%.
 Elizabeth City, NCDuck, NCUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock7.5%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.5%1.6%
 Future Job Growth26.7%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.3%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$23,572  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$126,563$69,021
 Family Median Income$63,879  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Elizabeth City, NCDuck, NCUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock4.0%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K6.5%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock2.5%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K9.2%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock2.9%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.9%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock8.0%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K13.6%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock30.2%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K5.2%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock17.1%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Elizabeth City, NCDuck, NCUnited States
 Management, business, finance9.1%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock20.6%6.5%
 Community, social services2.8%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock3.3%1.2%
 Education, library6.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.3%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology8.1%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock0.5%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement3.7%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock3.3%5.4%
 Building maintenance7.1%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.3%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support23.4%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair5.9%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock2.3%13.1%
Reviews for Elizabeth City    9 Reviews

chandler · 
Over 6 years ago

I lived in this city my whole life and is love  More

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let me start by saying yes i was once part of the crime issues in my city i love to now call home,and at my age now ive studied and researched the different cities thats  More

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Over 13 years ago

Elizabeth city has has alot of potiential square feet wise that is. Other than that the city needs some people (Out of state) with common sense to run the city, city  More

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