2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Irvine, CA vs Greenville, NC

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Highlights
- Household income in Greenville, is 61% less than it is in Irvine and is 57% below the National Average.
- Irvine unemployment rate is 5.4%.
- Greenville unemployment rate is 4.9%.
 Irvine, CAGreenville, NCUnited States
 Unemployment Rate5.4%4.9%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth0.6%1.1%1.6%
 Future Job Growth40.2%32.1%33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.8%7.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes8.0%5.3%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$53,857$28,424$37,638
 Household Income$114,027$44,064$69,021
 Family Median Income$140,546$64,356$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Irvine, CAGreenville, NCUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K10.5%18.4%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K1.6%5.0%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K3.8%9.4%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K3.9%12.3%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K3.6%10.0%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K4.1%7.7%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K6.8%8.2%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K9.5%11.9%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K18.8%9.0%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K13.2%4.0%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K24.1%4.3%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Irvine, CAGreenville, NCUnited States
 Management, business, finance27.1%11.1%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science18.4%5.1%6.5%
 Community, social services1.6%1.7%1.8%
 Legal1.9%1.0%1.2%
 Education, library7.4%9.1%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment3.7%1.9%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology7.0%9.8%6.2%
 Healthcare support1.9%5.6%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.1%1.9%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving2.9%9.4%5.4%
 Building maintenance0.5%3.1%3.6%
 Personal care2.0%2.6%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support18.7%20.9%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.3%0.2%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair1.5%3.3%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving4.0%13.4%13.1%
Reviews for Irvine    42 Reviews

We've lived in Irvine since '87. We have raised two children within the ISUD. Both are grown up. Sure, there have been many changes since then.. the City has  More

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I've lived in Irvine for 2 years and in Orange County for 10 so I'm pretty familiar with the area by now and all it has to offer. Perhaps my review of this place has  More

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I wouldn't live elsewhere. I originally moved to Irvine in 2002 from the Midwest, not knowing what it even was. I left and moved around a great deal locally in OC,  More

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Reviews for Greenville    27 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Greenville is congested, dirty, drug and bug infested. Poverty levels rising because the elite in the city pool their resources to keep the housing prices extremely high  More

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Love this place, it's changed so much over the past 5 to 10 years and is growing in such a great direction. I can't wait to see how it grows in the years to come. Cost  More

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Over 8 years ago

absolutely avoid this place. I was (also) tricked to work at ECU unless someone thinks I am dumb enough to willfully drive 953 miles away from a vested position for a  More

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