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Hickory, NC vs Enterprise, AL

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- Household income in Enterprise, is 20% more than it is in Hickory and is 8% below the National Average.
- Hickory unemployment rate is 4.5%.
- Enterprise unemployment rate is 2.8%.
 Hickory, NCEnterprise, ALUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock2.8%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.3%1.6%
 Future Job Growth38.7%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$32,745  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$63,859$69,021
 Family Median Income$73,039  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Hickory, NCEnterprise, ALUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock12.2%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K5.4%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock5.4%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K10.3%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock10.8%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.5%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock8.4%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K12.1%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock18.0%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K6.1%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock3.9%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Hickory, NCEnterprise, ALUnited States
 Management, business, finance17.2%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock4.0%6.5%
 Community, social services2.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.2%1.2%
 Education, library6.1%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.0%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology7.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock2.6%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.4%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock7.3%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.6%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock1.8%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support20.7%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair7.3%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock16.7%13.1%
Reviews for Hickory    8 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Hickory is has wonderful amenities such as the science museum, children's museum, aquarium, art museum, symphony orchestra, and great universities. Its not far from  More

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Over 3 years ago

Hickory is a nice place to live. There are great parks here. Glen Hilton is a beautiful park with lots of play structures and tall trees nice elevated walking path.  More

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Cons, No ethnic diversity"... How is that a "Con"? That means it has a rich traditional culture, where most people share a interest in the same  More

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Reviews for Enterprise    5 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

It's not that bad to be honest, people who move here are military or retirement. Very peaceful, but a 4- star rating because some of the things in this county aren't  More

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Over 15 years ago

Enterprise is a small town with good people. Not a lot to do in town but some of the best beaches in the world are only 2 hours away. Easy going slow pace of life.  More

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Over 16 years ago

small town with Large Army base, FT. Rucker as influence, summers hot, winter cool to cold, only two  More

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