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Elizabeth City, NC vs Rockingham, NC

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- Household income in Rockingham, is 25% less than it is in Elizabeth City and is 107% below the National Average.
- Elizabeth City unemployment rate is 5.2%.
- Rockingham unemployment rate is 6.7%.
 Elizabeth City, NCRockingham, NCUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock6.7%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-0.3%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$33,351$69,021
 Family Median Income$63,879  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Elizabeth City, NCRockingham, NCUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock30.7%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K6.5%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock6.7%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K9.2%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock4.7%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.9%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock6.6%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K13.6%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock9.6%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K5.2%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock1.5%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Elizabeth City, NCRockingham, NCUnited States
 Management, business, finance9.1%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock0.6%6.5%
 Community, social services2.8%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.6%1.2%
 Education, library6.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock0.7%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology8.1%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock5.7%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement3.7%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock4.7%5.4%
 Building maintenance7.1%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.9%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support23.4%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.8%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair5.9%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock18.7%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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Reviews for Rockingham    1 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

I have lived in Rockingham, Nc my whole life. I want desperately to move to a larger city. There is nothing fun to do in Rockingham. The job market is horrible and  More

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