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Highland Heights, KY vs Charlotte, NC

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- Household income in Charlotte, is 59% more than it is in Highland Heights and is 1% below the National Average.
- Highland Heights unemployment rate is 4.4%.
- Charlotte unemployment rate is 4.9%.
 Highland Heights, KYCharlotte, NCUnited States
 Unemployment Rate4.4%4.9%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth2.0%2.7%1.6%
 Future Job Growth39.2%45.2%33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.0%7.3%6.2%
 Income Taxes7.1%5.3%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$20,770$43,080$37,638
 Household Income$42,929$68,367$69,021
 Family Median Income$63,183$85,466$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Highland Heights, KYCharlotte, NCUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K20.4%7.8%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K6.2%3.2%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K10.0%7.4%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K9.9%8.9%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K9.7%8.3%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K5.7%8.1%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K9.1%10.2%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K16.0%12.5%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K7.1%15.8%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K2.0%7.1%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K4.0%10.6%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Highland Heights, KYCharlotte, NCUnited States
 Management, business, finance8.7%22.0%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science9.3%7.7%6.5%
 Community, social services2.8%1.9%1.8%
 Legal0.5%1.5%1.2%
 Education, library3.8%5.2%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment1.4%2.2%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.6%4.6%6.2%
 Healthcare support3.9%2.3%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.6%1.5%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving11.4%5.1%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.3%3.2%3.6%
 Personal care3.4%2.6%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support29.8%21.7%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.0%0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair2.3%6.8%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving12.0%11.7%13.1%
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Reviews for Charlotte    305 Reviews

My favorite city to live year round with 4 seasons. We love Charlotte  More

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Over 2 years ago

This city has a lot of potential, but it could use some work. For example, it seems to lack things that other cities have. And there is a lack of atmosphere and charm.  More

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Over 3 years ago

Very new transplant (~6 weeks) so first impressions and reasons why I moved here: -great year-round weather, if you don't mind humidity-- less hot in summer than TX/AZ  More

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