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Fountain Inn, SC vs Tega Cay, SC

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- Household income in Tega Cay, is 80% more than it is in Fountain Inn and is 47% above the National Average.
- Fountain Inn unemployment rate is 4.2%.
- Tega Cay unemployment rate is 4.5%.
 Fountain Inn, SCTega Cay, SCUnited States
 Unemployment Rate4.2%4.5%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth0.7%1.6%1.6%
 Future Job Growth33.4%42.3%33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.0%7.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes7.0%7.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$27,283$57,275$37,638
 Household Income$72,558$130,571$69,021
 Family Median Income$74,391$132,161$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Fountain Inn, SCTega Cay, SCUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K7.6%0.8%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K4.6%0.0%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K7.4%3.0%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K5.9%4.7%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K6.5%1.7%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K9.1%3.8%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K15.5%5.0%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K15.2%11.2%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K18.8%30.7%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K5.9%15.4%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K3.6%23.6%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Fountain Inn, SCTega Cay, SCUnited States
 Management, business, finance16.6%32.2%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science7.5%13.0%6.5%
 Community, social services3.0%0.8%1.8%
 Legal0.8%0.9%1.2%
 Education, library4.9%6.5%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment2.3%2.2%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology3.6%6.7%6.2%
 Healthcare support3.2%1.5%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.9%0.7%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving4.8%3.9%5.4%
 Building maintenance0.6%1.7%3.6%
 Personal care3.5%0.4%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support19.3%17.4%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.5%5.6%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair6.1%2.2%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving22.4%4.2%13.1%
Reviews for Fountain Inn    1 Reviews

Me and my husband moved from CA in late 2018 to Fountain Inn, SC. We absolutely love it here so far. We live within walking distance to downtown where they hold an  More

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Reviews for Tega Cay    3 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

Love the casualness of Tega Cay. Lake Wylie is beautiful and not crowded and fishing is good. Good schools, nice people. Needs more restaurants,  More

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Tega Cay SC is one of the youngest small incorporated cities in South Carolina. Tega Cay is just minutes south of Charlotte located on a peninsula of Lake Wylie.   More

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My husband and I are considering a move from San Diego, CA to North or South Carolina later this year. It's time for us to cash out on our tiny little southern  More

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