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Havelock, NC vs Hendersonville, NC

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- Household income in Hendersonville, is 13% less than it is in Havelock and is 49% below the National Average.
- Havelock unemployment rate is 4.5%.
- Hendersonville unemployment rate is 4.0%.
 Havelock, NCHendersonville, NCUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock4.0%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.5%1.6%
 Future Job Growth29.8%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.3%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$25,448  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$46,309$69,021
 Family Median Income$57,602  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Havelock, NCHendersonville, NCUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock11.6%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K4.2%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock10.0%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K10.3%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock11.8%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K10.0%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock8.9%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K10.5%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock9.1%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K3.4%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock3.1%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Havelock, NCHendersonville, NCUnited States
 Management, business, finance13.3%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock3.5%6.5%
 Community, social services1.8%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.4%1.2%
 Education, library5.2%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.5%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology4.1%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock4.6%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.6%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock11.5%5.4%
 Building maintenance5.7%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.1%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support20.3%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock1.5%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair8.7%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock16.0%13.1%
Reviews for Havelock    3 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

Too many restaurants and fast food joints. Lots of new housing being built, trailer parks and home of MCAS Cherry Point. Small businesses here and there, but that will  More

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Over 19 years ago

Winter lows are typically low to mid 30'sand snow very scarce. Summer highs are typically upper 80's to low 90's and humid. We are close to the ocean so hurricane's are  More

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Over 19 years ago

It is easy to live in Havelock because the crime rate is low therefore you feel safe, a Craven Community College is here and other community college's are within a  More

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Reviews for Hendersonville    18 Reviews

I went to visit, was attack on Hendersonville Hwy by to cars. They tried to run me off the road cursing at me shooting birds at me. Very very scary. But I called 911  More

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Over 7 years ago

We love Hendersonville NC. We moved to NC from NJ in 2005. We tried different areas of the region (Leicester, Weaverville, Asheville and South Asheville). Each area  More

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My post is a review of Henderson County in general. First off, the teenage girl who said there's absolutely nothing for kids to do here is absolutely spot-on. If you're  More

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