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Franklin, NC vs Richlands, NC

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- Household income in Richlands, is 50% more than it is in Franklin and is 27% below the National Average.
- Franklin unemployment rate is 4.2%.
- Richlands unemployment rate is 4.8%.
 Franklin, NCRichlands, NCUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock4.8%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.0%1.6%
 Future Job Growth30.4%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.3%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$24,593  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$54,231$69,021
 Family Median Income$55,647  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Franklin, NCRichlands, NCUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock14.1%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K8.6%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock11.2%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K17.0%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock9.0%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K4.5%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock11.0%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K10.5%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock12.5%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K1.8%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock5.3%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Franklin, NCRichlands, NCUnited States
 Management, business, finance13.0%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock4.9%6.5%
 Community, social services1.8%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.0%1.2%
 Education, library3.1%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock0.9%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology3.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock2.0%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.9%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock7.5%5.4%
 Building maintenance11.1%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock1.0%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support17.9%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair12.5%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock27.4%13.1%
Reviews for Franklin    4 Reviews

Great mountain town. Friendly people and lots to do.  More

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Over 10 years ago

I agree with some of the posts on here saying that Franklin is more than willing to take your money, but it's difficult to fit in if you 'aren't from around here, are  More

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Franklin will welcome you if you are a vacationer but move here and it is a whole different story. We are one of those families that would vacation here every year and  More

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Reviews for Richlands    3 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

I’ve lived in RICHLANDS for 3 1/2 years now and have fallen in love with this little town! I could live anywhere in the US and chose RICHLANDS because of everything it  More

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Over 8 years ago

Richlands gives you quiet country living, but allows you to still be just a stone's throw from Jacksonville. Living here is very affordable we live in a subdivision in a  More

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Over 18 years ago

Lower elementary schools do a fine job with the kids but the middle school is lacking in academics resulting in poor performance for rising freshmen....we moved to  More

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