2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Kennesaw, GA vs Durham, NC

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Highlights
- Household income in Durham, is 10% less than it is in Kennesaw and is 4% below the National Average.
- Kennesaw unemployment rate is 3.1%.
- Durham unemployment rate is 4.1%.
 Kennesaw, GADurham, NCUnited States
 Unemployment Rate3.1%4.1%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth2.9%2.0%1.6%
 Future Job Growth44.6%43.3%33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.0%7.5%6.2%
 Income Taxes5.8%5.3%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$37,608$39,496$37,638
 Household Income$73,977$66,623$69,021
 Family Median Income$92,015$89,399$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Kennesaw, GADurham, NCUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K7.0%8.9%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.6%3.3%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K7.9%8.4%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K6.3%9.5%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K7.1%7.5%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K10.2%8.2%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K9.5%9.0%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K16.5%13.1%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K16.3%15.7%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K9.3%7.6%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K7.3%8.8%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Kennesaw, GADurham, NCUnited States
 Management, business, finance22.2%19.0%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science8.5%10.8%6.5%
 Community, social services1.2%2.3%1.8%
 Legal2.4%1.3%1.2%
 Education, library6.5%9.2%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment1.4%2.2%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology8.5%9.3%6.2%
 Healthcare support1.1%2.5%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.4%1.3%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving7.5%5.4%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.7%3.6%3.6%
 Personal care2.8%2.4%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support21.4%17.0%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.3%0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair3.4%6.0%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving10.0%7.7%13.1%
Reviews for Kennesaw    9 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Lived here for 15 years. Lived in Colorado and Missouri also and spent a lot of time in Southern California. I can tell you this place is terrible! Summers are long,  More

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Over 6 years ago

Warm autumn and always something to do no matter what  More

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Kennesaw - Here's a bit of our background to help in your assessment. We moved to GA from southern CA. I've lived in Kennesaw for 8yrs. We are a multicultural family  More

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Reviews for Durham    43 Reviews

I was raised in this city, left for work in the 2010s, and returned in 2018. This city has changed a lot over the years for the better. Growing up there was not a ton to  More

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Over 3 years ago

I've lived in durham for a few years and my experience is coming from someone who has traveled all over the world and has lived in many different states. First things  More

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Over 3 years ago

I live here for my entire life and it has never gotten boring, I love the scenery, nightlife and basically everything here. There is always something new to do and  More

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