2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Hillsboro, OR vs Cary, NC

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Highlights
- Household income in Cary, is 24% more than it is in Hillsboro and is 39% above the National Average.
- Hillsboro unemployment rate is 5.2%.
- Cary unemployment rate is 3.1%.
 Hillsboro, ORCary, NCUnited States
 Unemployment Rate5.2%3.1%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth0.9%3.0%1.6%
 Future Job Growth46.7%44.6%33.5%
 Sales Taxes0.0%7.3%6.2%
 Income Taxes9.0%5.3%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$41,625$55,710$37,638
 Household Income$91,540$113,782$69,021
 Family Median Income$101,587$140,789$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Hillsboro, ORCary, NCUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K4.5%4.2%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K1.8%1.1%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K3.8%3.9%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K6.4%4.2%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K5.7%5.5%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.8%5.4%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K11.5%7.8%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K13.3%11.6%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K23.5%19.8%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K11.7%13.3%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K10.9%23.1%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Hillsboro, ORCary, NCUnited States
 Management, business, finance16.0%25.6%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science17.9%22.1%6.5%
 Community, social services1.8%2.0%1.8%
 Legal0.8%1.4%1.2%
 Education, library4.2%7.0%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment2.3%2.1%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology4.5%6.4%6.2%
 Healthcare support3.2%1.2%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.9%0.8%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving7.1%3.5%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.7%1.6%3.6%
 Personal care1.6%1.7%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support18.5%16.1%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry1.2%0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair6.6%2.8%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving10.7%5.7%13.1%
Reviews for Hillsboro    10 Reviews

Hillsboro is definitely an improvement over Portland Oregon which went from a beautiful city to a major dump full of homelessness, garbage and crime. We had lived in  More

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Over 1 years ago

I've lived in HIllsboro twice. It is a very diverse part of Portland with tons of immigrants and the best rural flare in the  More

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We lived here for seven years. What we loved about it was it was close to family; everything was close for doctors, shopping, libraries, parks,etc; and much was in  More

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Reviews for Cary    63 Reviews

Cary is up-and-coming “cool.” The downtown is revitalized and growing. The town takes urban planning very seriously. The home prices have definitely spiked in the last  More

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Over 7 years ago

I've lived in NY, CT, MA, and in Miami FL. Now here in Cary NC for the past 10 years. For what I want and need at this phase of my life, I really like it here! All the  More

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Over 7 years ago

As a Real Estate Agent, I consider Cary the most central location in the Triangle, it basically takes you twenty minutes to get to Chapel Hill, Carrboro, Hillsborough,   More

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