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Fayetteville, NC vs Lubbock, TX

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- Household income in Lubbock, is 11% more than it is in Fayetteville and is 28% below the National Average.
- Fayetteville unemployment rate is 7.1%.
- Lubbock unemployment rate is 5.9%.
 Fayetteville, NCLubbock, TXUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock5.9%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock2.4%1.6%
 Future Job Growth30.2%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$27,223  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$54,060$69,021
 Family Median Income$58,659  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Fayetteville, NCLubbock, TXUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock14.5%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K4.8%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock10.0%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K11.3%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock8.7%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K9.1%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock9.6%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K12.1%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock14.3%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K3.4%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock5.2%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Fayetteville, NCLubbock, TXUnited States
 Management, business, finance10.6%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock3.8%6.5%
 Community, social services2.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.8%1.2%
 Education, library7.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.5%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock3.4%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.4%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock7.6%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.7%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.6%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support22.9%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair7.3%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock11.3%13.1%
Reviews for Fayetteville    46 Reviews

I have lived in Fayetteville for 21 years and I LOVE IT! Fayetteville is a military town and that is what brought my husband and I here originally. Since January 2000  More

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I've lived in the area for a little over ten years - after moving around to many, many places in my career - and I find that Fay is overall pretty much average. Most of  More

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I've lived in the area for a little over ten years - after moving around to many, many places in my career - and I find that Fay is overall pretty much average. Most of  More

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Reviews for Lubbock    28 Reviews

Just wondering if anyone can give me some suggestions? I plan on retiring in Lubbock,Texas. I plan on renting. Where would be the best area for my family to live? What  More

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Sad to learn how dangerous this West Texas town has become. Completely, over taken with Down trodden people who have little. Burglaries happen hourly at a ridiculous  More

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I was born and raised in Lubbock. More or less,I spent about 30 years of my life there. I will start with the positive. It is a well established and well built city with  More

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