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Grafton, WI vs Rocky Mount, NC

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- Household income in Rocky Mount, is 40% less than it is in Grafton and is 49% below the National Average.
- Grafton unemployment rate is 3.8%.
- Rocky Mount unemployment rate is 8.4%.
 Grafton, WIRocky Mount, NCUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock8.4%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-1.1%1.6%
 Future Job Growth34.3%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes5.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.3%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$42,583  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$46,396$69,021
 Family Median Income$97,043  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Grafton, WIRocky Mount, NCUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock17.3%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.7%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock8.8%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K8.2%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock12.1%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.9%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock11.2%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K19.9%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock9.6%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K10.2%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock3.2%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Grafton, WIRocky Mount, NCUnited States
 Management, business, finance18.2%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock4.3%6.5%
 Community, social services1.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.3%1.2%
 Education, library7.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock0.9%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology9.4%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock2.8%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.4%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock5.6%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.2%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.1%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support22.1%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.5%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair2.4%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock22.9%13.1%
Reviews for Grafton    4 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

Very nice small town community, but weather is awful near Lake  More

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Over 13 years ago

Located just North of Milwaukee. Lots do to do in the  More

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Over 15 years ago

With recent national rankings of Ozaukee County as being the second best place to raise a family in the America and being the healthiest county in Wisconsin, you soon  More

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Reviews for Rocky Mount    8 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Anarchy. Not a good place to live. People drag race up and down the roads at all hours when elderly relatives and neighbors are trying to sleep, and the police here do  More

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Okay, I'm writing this review because I use this site a lot. I think there's some mis-information about Rocky Mount here. Truth be made known, it is neither as good, nor  More

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Over 14 years ago

I move from Washington DC to rocky mount nc nov2008 and I sold my home in Dc and brought a home in rockymount cash money.But Know ready to leave should I hold on to this  More

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