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Goldsboro, NC vs Roswell, GA

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- Household income in Roswell, is 181% more than it is in Goldsboro and is 38% above the National Average.
- Goldsboro unemployment rate is 7.1%.
- Roswell unemployment rate is 2.6%.
 Goldsboro, NCRoswell, GAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate7.1%2.6%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth-0.4%2.9%1.6%
 Future Job Growth21.5%44.7%33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.8%7.8%6.2%
 Income Taxes5.3%5.8%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$25,817$58,074$37,638
 Household Income$39,562$111,214$69,021
 Family Median Income$51,181$136,145$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Goldsboro, NCRoswell, GAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K17.4%3.4%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K6.4%1.7%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K14.3%5.6%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K12.5%5.6%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K12.6%4.6%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.5%6.1%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K8.0%7.8%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K7.6%9.8%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K8.1%19.9%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K2.3%11.8%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K2.4%23.7%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Goldsboro, NCRoswell, GAUnited States
 Management, business, finance8.8%29.7%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science3.0%9.2%6.5%
 Community, social services2.0%1.3%1.8%
 Legal0.2%1.7%1.2%
 Education, library7.2%5.4%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment1.0%1.9%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.9%4.4%6.2%
 Healthcare support4.9%0.9%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.2%0.6%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving10.6%4.8%5.4%
 Building maintenance5.4%3.9%3.6%
 Personal care1.5%2.1%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support19.9%20.8%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.4%0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair7.4%5.6%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving19.6%7.5%13.1%
Reviews for Goldsboro    10 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

We have recently moved to Goldsboro and just love it. We moved from another small NC town in the west where we lived for many years. Everyone here is so friendly! Much  More

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Over 7 years ago

It is the military that brought my husband and I to this quaint small town of Goldsboro, and we have lived here for about 4 years now. We consider Goldsboro to be a  More

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Over 7 years ago

Goldsboro is a nice homey place to live. I know a lot of people that move out of the town and come back because there is family here. There is a plenty of beaches to go  More

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Reviews for Roswell    16 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I just moved here from out of state was excited because the area is beautiful, beautiful homes, parks, and schools have great ratings. Everyone seems nice when we are  More

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Over 7 years ago

While the public schools are good, they are constantly being under-funded and classroom sizes are increasing. You can get a decent home for the money here, but the area  More

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Over 7 years ago

We recently relocated (cross country) to Roswell, GA, and our family could not have found a better place. This is a family friendly town, with an abundance of activities  More

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