2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Grand Haven, MI vs Charleston, SC

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Highlights
- Household income in Charleston, is 45% more than it is in Grand Haven and is 10% above the National Average.
- Grand Haven unemployment rate is 4.3%.
- Charleston unemployment rate is 4.0%.
 Grand Haven, MICharleston, SCUnited States
 Unemployment Rate4.3%4.0%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth1.9%0.7%1.6%
 Future Job Growth36.9%35.9%33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.0%9.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes4.3%7.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$35,170$50,240$37,638
 Household Income$52,929$76,556$69,021
 Family Median Income$66,875$106,321$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Grand Haven, MICharleston, SCUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K11.1%9.1%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K4.3%3.6%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K12.0%5.8%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K8.5%7.4%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K8.4%7.2%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K10.2%6.2%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K11.1%9.6%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K11.5%12.3%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K10.6%18.6%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K7.4%8.7%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K4.8%11.6%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Grand Haven, MICharleston, SCUnited States
 Management, business, finance17.3%21.3%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science5.9%7.9%6.5%
 Community, social services1.9%1.7%1.8%
 Legal0.9%1.8%1.2%
 Education, library5.9%6.7%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment1.0%3.0%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology9.3%9.4%6.2%
 Healthcare support2.5%1.5%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.4%1.5%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving5.2%6.7%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.2%2.3%3.6%
 Personal care3.3%2.4%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support18.3%20.7%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.1%0.2%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair8.3%5.7%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving15.5%7.1%13.1%
Reviews for Grand Haven    6 Reviews

Grand Haven has a lot of growing up to do. It is polarized: Primarily white, republican, and strongly religious. This wouldn't be good or bad if they weren't intolerant.  More

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Over 6 years ago

I was born and raised in Grand Haven. There was never a dull moment. We had sand dunes, trees to climb, fishing, the beach, swimming in Lake Michigan, and great stores  More

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Over 15 years ago

There is a considerable amount more wind and precipitation in this lakeshore area, as opposed to being more inland. More snow, more rain, more wind, and cooler  More

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Reviews for Charleston    76 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

Charleston is beautiful and unique and incredibly special. If you don't believe me, just ask Anthony Bourdain in his Parts Unknown episode - and he was an insightful  More

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Serious lack of health care and "good old boys club" whereby doctors will not even see the patient but diagnose them based on referring doctor. My sister died there for  More

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Over 4 years ago

Boy, has this once beautiful town changed...for the worse! I initially moved here 20 years ago because the people were so nice, no traffic, great choice of hospitals,  More

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