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Fort Wayne, IN vs Charleston, SC

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- Household income in Charleston, is 42% more than it is in Fort Wayne and is 10% above the National Average.
- Fort Wayne unemployment rate is 5.1%.
- Charleston unemployment rate is 4.0%.
 Fort Wayne, INCharleston, SCUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock4.0%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.7%1.6%
 Future Job Growth38.6%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock7.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$29,268  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$76,556$69,021
 Family Median Income$67,090  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Fort Wayne, INCharleston, SCUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock9.1%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K4.8%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock5.8%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K10.3%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock7.2%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.7%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock9.6%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K13.2%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock18.6%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K4.0%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock11.6%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Fort Wayne, INCharleston, SCUnited States
 Management, business, finance12.4%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock7.9%6.5%
 Community, social services2.3%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.8%1.2%
 Education, library5.4%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock3.0%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock1.5%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.2%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock6.7%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.9%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.4%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support21.6%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair6.5%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock7.1%13.1%
Reviews for Fort Wayne    43 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Fort Wayne is what America used to be. Hardworking, unpretentious, welcoming. There are problems, like anywhere, including crime on the east side, but nothing like  More

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Over 6 years ago

Moved here from Buffalo, NY. Ft Wayne is a big city with lots of greenery and things to do. It is not congested and cost of living is cheap. One complain-drivers with  More

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I lived in Fort Wayne from 1962 until 1988 then moved north. Fort Wayne was a nice city at one time. It's sad to say, but today, it's become to highly populated with  More

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Reviews for Charleston    76 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Charleston is beautiful and unique and incredibly special. If you don't believe me, just ask Anthony Bourdain in his Parts Unknown episode - and he was an insightful  More

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Serious lack of health care and "good old boys club" whereby doctors will not even see the patient but diagnose them based on referring doctor. My sister died there for  More

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Over 5 years ago

Boy, has this once beautiful town changed...for the worse! I initially moved here 20 years ago because the people were so nice, no traffic, great choice of hospitals,  More

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