2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Kernersville, NC vs Shelton, CT

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Highlights
- Household income in Shelton, is 71% more than it is in Kernersville and is 33% above the National Average.
- Kernersville unemployment rate is 4.6%.
- Shelton unemployment rate is 8.0%.
 Kernersville, NCShelton, CTUnited States
 Unemployment Rate4.6%8.0%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth1.6%-0.3%1.6%
 Future Job Growth35.0%27.4%33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.8%6.4%6.2%
 Income Taxes5.3%5.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$35,935$51,515$37,638
 Household Income$60,718$103,647$69,021
 Family Median Income$82,711$123,352$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Kernersville, NCShelton, CTUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K10.5%7.2%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K5.7%1.9%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K8.3%4.6%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K9.1%6.2%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K8.8%4.8%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.1%4.4%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K11.7%7.6%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K11.5%10.6%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K14.6%22.0%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K6.4%13.3%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K6.3%17.3%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Kernersville, NCShelton, CTUnited States
 Management, business, finance18.3%21.7%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science7.3%7.8%6.5%
 Community, social services2.0%1.5%1.8%
 Legal0.4%0.8%1.2%
 Education, library6.2%7.7%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment1.4%2.3%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.8%8.9%6.2%
 Healthcare support1.3%2.2%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.9%1.4%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving4.8%3.3%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.3%3.7%3.6%
 Personal care1.8%2.4%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support23.1%19.8%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.3%0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair7.7%7.5%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving13.6%8.8%13.1%
Reviews for Kernersville    5 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I lived here for a little under a year. It's a safe, quiet town that has the luxury of having a lot of necessities within walking distance. Not the most happening place,  More

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Over 9 years ago

Kernersville has a lot of family entertainment and social events. The Honeybee Festival in the late summer has a display of many artist's works. There is the  More

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Over 9 years ago

I would NOT say Kernersville is on the economic downturn. We have lived here for 22 years and in this time frame the town has changed tremendously with added grocery  More

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Reviews for Shelton    4 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I have lived in Shelton ct for 14 years and the taxes are low and is not  More

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I love Shelton it's the best place to live. Good schools, low crime, low taxes for CT, great volunteer firefighters and EMT's.  More

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Over 12 years ago

I see a lot of people complain about Shelton.OK,it's their right.Is it perfect? Of course not.But I've seen a lot of people leave and come back in a year or two.What is  More

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