2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Fernley, NV vs Wilmington, NC

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Highlights
- Household income in Wilmington, is 30% less than it is in Fernley and is 28% below the National Average.
- Fernley unemployment rate is 5.4%.
- Wilmington unemployment rate is 4.3%.
 Fernley, NVWilmington, NCUnited States
 Unemployment Rate5.4%4.3%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth1.0%0.8%1.6%
 Future Job Growth33.1%37.3%33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.1%7.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes0.0%5.3%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$32,962$38,890$37,638
 Household Income$77,701$54,066$69,021
 Family Median Income$83,975$80,688$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Fernley, NVWilmington, NCUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K5.5%14.8%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K1.6%4.4%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K4.1%9.5%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K7.3%8.9%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K8.3%8.4%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.7%9.0%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K12.2%9.5%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K16.7%10.4%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K27.7%12.5%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K4.2%4.8%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K3.9%7.7%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Fernley, NVWilmington, NCUnited States
 Management, business, finance12.1%17.4%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science3.1%5.5%6.5%
 Community, social services1.8%2.1%1.8%
 Legal0.5%1.0%1.2%
 Education, library3.5%6.3%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment0.5%2.8%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology2.5%7.7%6.2%
 Healthcare support2.2%1.9%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement4.4%1.9%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving7.6%9.4%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.7%4.1%3.6%
 Personal care3.2%3.4%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support19.8%20.8%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.5%0.3%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair13.1%7.0%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving22.5%8.5%13.1%
Reviews for Fernley    1 Reviews

Fernley is not a bad place to live, and it's close to Reno. This growing community is only going to get better as time goes on with all of the industry building going  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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