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Fairmont, WV vs Mauldin, SC

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Highlights
- Household income in Mauldin, is 55% more than it is in Fairmont and is 6% above the National Average.
- Fairmont unemployment rate is 6.0%.
- Mauldin unemployment rate is 4.2%.
 Fairmont, WVMauldin, SCUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock4.2%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.7%1.6%
 Future Job Growth24.0%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock7.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$26,976  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$73,755$69,021
 Family Median Income$62,946  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Fairmont, WVMauldin, SCUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock3.9%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K8.7%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock4.0%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K11.6%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock9.0%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K9.9%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock14.0%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K11.3%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock21.3%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K4.4%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock3.9%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Fairmont, WVMauldin, SCUnited States
 Management, business, finance13.1%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock7.3%6.5%
 Community, social services2.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.5%1.2%
 Education, library7.4%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.1%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.2%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock2.8%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.6%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock5.0%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.5%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.4%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support21.9%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair9.3%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock13.9%13.1%
Reviews for Fairmont    2 Reviews

I find Fairmont to be a pretty good town to raise kids. You get to be a "big fish in a little pond" here. Everyone knows you and looks after you if you want to let them.  More

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Over 14 years ago

This is not so much a comment about where I live, but more of me ,looking for some helpful suggestions. I live in West Virgina, been here all my life. And now I'm  More

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Reviews for Mauldin    2 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

need a rental  More

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Over 18 years ago

The weather is very nice. Even the winter's are not bad compared to New England. We moved south for the great weather and this is the right  More

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