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Hinton, WV vs High Point, NC

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Highlights
- Household income in High Point, is 89% more than it is in Hinton and is 27% below the National Average.
- Hinton unemployment rate is 6.3%.
- High Point unemployment rate is 5.9%.
 Hinton, WVHigh Point, NCUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock5.9%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.4%1.6%
 Future Job Growth29.0%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.3%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$19,154  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$54,331$69,021
 Family Median Income$31,797  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Hinton, WVHigh Point, NCUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock10.5%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K15.4%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock10.3%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K12.3%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock8.8%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K4.5%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock10.0%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K14.1%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock13.8%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K1.2%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock4.8%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Hinton, WVHigh Point, NCUnited States
 Management, business, finance14.4%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock5.6%6.5%
 Community, social services0.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.6%1.2%
 Education, library12.4%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.8%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology2.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock3.0%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement3.2%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock6.6%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.2%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.1%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support19.7%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair11.2%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock17.0%13.1%
Reviews for Hinton    2 Reviews

I've lived in Washington State/Pacific Northwest for most of my life and never thought there could be any place more beautiful then Montana, Idaho and Washington until I  More

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My husband and I both work for large IT companies and have done our time in the silicone valley and then more recently Research Triangle Park area of North Carolina. We  More

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Reviews for High Point    7 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

Mild winter lovely spring with flowers blooming hot miserable humid summer breath taking  More

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Over 14 years ago

High Point is a very nice  More

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Over 15 years ago

There is no longer a job market in High Point, NC.   More

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