2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Greensboro, NC vs Augusta, GA

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- Household income in Augusta, is 11% less than it is in Greensboro and is 50% below the National Average.
- Greensboro unemployment rate is 5.6%.
- Augusta unemployment rate is 5.2%.
 Greensboro, NCAugusta, GAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate5.6%5.2%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth1.4%3.5%1.6%
 Future Job Growth31.5%38.5%33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.8%8.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes5.3%5.8%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$31,812$25,894$37,638
 Household Income$51,667$46,108$69,021
 Family Median Income$67,125$55,408$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Greensboro, NCAugusta, GAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K12.2%15.5%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K5.1%6.5%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K10.1%12.4%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K10.7%9.7%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K10.4%8.6%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.7%8.7%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K9.9%10.0%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K11.3%11.8%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K12.7%9.6%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K4.5%3.7%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K5.4%3.4%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Greensboro, NCAugusta, GAUnited States
 Management, business, finance14.1%10.2%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science5.4%4.5%6.5%
 Community, social services2.5%2.0%1.8%
 Legal0.9%0.8%1.2%
 Education, library7.7%5.6%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment1.7%1.3%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.4%7.2%6.2%
 Healthcare support3.1%3.8%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.4%3.4%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving6.1%6.9%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.5%5.4%3.6%
 Personal care3.2%2.3%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support23.1%23.3%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.2%0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair5.1%6.9%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving15.8%16.2%13.1%
Reviews for Greensboro    56 Reviews

I have lived in this city for 14 years. I am 50 and lived at different places. This is where I lived the longest and I am loving it. It has that sweet balance everyone  More

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I have lived in Greensboro for almost 30 years. Moved here in the 8th grade from Long Beach California. We literally fell in love with this great state and Greensboro in  More

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Over 2 years ago

Born and raised here. Yes some crime like everywhere else, but overall, I'm not afraid to be out at night. You might like some areas right outside of the city..  More

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Reviews for Augusta    35 Reviews

I've lived here for 9 years and this is not a good place to live. I've been to 46 states and 4 countries. While people tout the nature, the water is for the most  More

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Over 3 years ago

Richmond County is a cesspool with a greedy racist mayor. The demographics have certainly changed over the years and is now a liberal Democrat hell hole. The Augusta  More

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Over 4 years ago

Augusta is a wonderful place to live. To be honest, people who have negative things to say have NOT made the effort to explore all the beauty. We have a gorgeous lake  More

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