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Hot Springs, NC vs Fairhope, AL

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- Household income in Fairhope, is 92% more than it is in Hot Springs and is 17% above the National Average.
- Hot Springs unemployment rate is 4.1%.
- Fairhope unemployment rate is 2.9%.
 Hot Springs, NCFairhope, ALUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock2.9%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock3.3%1.6%
 Future Job Growth39.2%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$26,109  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$83,258$69,021
 Family Median Income$52,857  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Hot Springs, NCFairhope, ALUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock10.8%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K5.6%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock8.0%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K3.7%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock6.7%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K14.4%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock5.8%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K15.7%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock18.2%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K1.4%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock13.1%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Hot Springs, NCFairhope, ALUnited States
 Management, business, finance37.3%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock6.0%6.5%
 Community, social services0.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock2.9%1.2%
 Education, library0.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock3.2%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology7.2%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock2.5%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.0%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock4.7%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.8%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock1.5%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support14.4%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.3%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair2.5%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock7.3%13.1%
Reviews for Hot Springs    2 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Been living here in Hot Springs area of NC for the past 15 years.Retired and nice being less than an hour to Asheville without having to put up with the high cost of the  More

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Over 18 years ago

Hot Springs is a small mountain town located on the French Broad River. Living here provides a very calm and peaceful life.We enjoy the warm mineral baths which are  More

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Reviews for Fairhope    13 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I have lived here for years cute small eclectic. Liberal for Alabama.   More

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We just moved to Fairhope from California and absolutely love it! For the most part, it’s like minded common sense conservatives close to the bay and lots of shopping.  More

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Beautiful mix of the standard retail within 15 mina, but in our downtown is ecclectic meets "old townMarch of each year Fairhope hosts a mammoth Arts and Artist event  More

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