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Hendersonville, NC vs Waynesville, NC

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- Household income in Waynesville, is 11% less than it is in Hendersonville and is 68% below the National Average.
- Hendersonville unemployment rate is 4.0%.
- Waynesville unemployment rate is 4.2%.

Economy
 Hendersonville, NCWaynesville, NCUnited States
 Unemployment Rate4.0%4.2%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth1.5%1.6%1.6%
 Future Job Growth40.6%40.7%33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.8%7.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes5.3%5.3%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$34,309$31,206$37,638
 Household Income$46,309$41,131$69,021
 Family Median Income$74,336$66,918$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Hendersonville, NCWaynesville, NCUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K11.6%13.5%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K7.4%8.6%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K10.0%13.2%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K13.4%13.4%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K11.8%5.8%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.3%6.7%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K8.9%8.3%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K13.8%17.3%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K9.1%8.4%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K2.6%1.6%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K3.1%3.0%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Hendersonville, NCWaynesville, NCUnited States
 Management, business, finance12.6%11.9%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science3.5%1.9%6.5%
 Community, social services3.0%1.8%1.8%
 Legal0.4%1.9%1.2%
 Education, library6.8%12.4%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment1.5%2.1%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology4.9%5.1%6.2%
 Healthcare support4.6%4.1%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.4%3.4%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving11.5%9.4%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.9%3.3%3.6%
 Personal care2.1%3.0%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support19.1%23.5%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry1.5%0.4%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair7.2%7.7%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving16.0%8.3%13.1%

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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 6 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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Reviews for Waynesville    4 Reviews

The post below was written a little less than 10 years ago and only a few months prior to my move to Waynesville. Anyone who moves to any city should do research before  More

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Over 16 years ago

Waynesville is a small town trying to keep up with the big dogs across the mountains. It puts on shows and have festivals downtown but it is not good enough. I have  More

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For those of us who weren't reared there, Waynesville, NC lends itself best to being a small-town retirement community. The "Gateway to the Smokies" is a blissfully  More

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28792 28739
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28786

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