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Georgetown, SC vs Greenville, SC

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- Household income in Greenville, is 40% more than it is in Georgetown and is 14% below the National Average.
- Georgetown unemployment rate is 5.9%.
- Greenville unemployment rate is 4.4%.
 Georgetown, SCGreenville, SCUnited States
 Unemployment Rate5.9%4.4%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth2.7%0.7%1.6%
 Future Job Growth35.2%39.8%33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.0%6.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes7.0%7.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$24,428$48,837$37,638
 Household Income$42,998$60,388$69,021
 Family Median Income$51,826$92,140$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Georgetown, SCGreenville, SCUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K21.0%13.7%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.8%3.5%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K9.7%9.0%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K15.3%8.7%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K7.7%8.0%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K11.2%6.9%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K15.4%9.7%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K7.9%11.7%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K2.8%11.4%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K3.3%6.4%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K3.0%11.2%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Georgetown, SCGreenville, SCUnited States
 Management, business, finance9.3%18.9%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science0.5%8.5%6.5%
 Community, social services3.2%2.0%1.8%
 Legal0.8%2.6%1.2%
 Education, library4.1%6.1%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment1.2%3.1%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology4.7%9.1%6.2%
 Healthcare support0.7%2.6%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.2%0.8%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving8.6%5.7%5.4%
 Building maintenance15.8%3.1%3.6%
 Personal care6.2%2.6%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support16.4%21.1%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.0%0.3%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair7.1%3.8%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving19.0%9.8%13.1%
Reviews for Georgetown    2 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

Georgetown like many nice towns are ruined by the foul smell of these mills that not only polute the air but the water as well. Why there are not controls put on them  More

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Over 17 years ago

I don't live in Georgetown, but spent a few days there on vacation in the summer of 2006. I'd never want to live there because of the disgusting, nauseating smell that  More

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Reviews for Greenville    94 Reviews

My wife and I were prospecting Greenville, looking for work and a place to raise our son and grow our family. There's nothing inherently wrong with Greenville. The  More

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Over 2 years ago

Thinking of moving there from Fl. The country and the mountains are the only place to be. Country southerners are God's people. I just hope all the liberal devils get  More

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I have been reading all the negative reviews on Greenville on this site because, as a SC native, I was curious as to why it only had a 2 star average rating from over 90  More

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