2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Leland, NC vs Grand Rapids, MI

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Highlights
- Household income in Grand Rapids, is 30% less than it is in Leland and is 25% below the National Average.
- Leland unemployment rate is 5.8%.
- Grand Rapids unemployment rate is 6.3%.
 Leland, NCGrand Rapids, MIUnited States
 Unemployment Rate5.8%6.3%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth2.7%2.0%1.6%
 Future Job Growth42.8%35.8%33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.8%6.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes5.3%5.8%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$41,017$29,060$37,638
 Household Income$78,884$55,385$69,021
 Family Median Income$92,858$70,070$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Leland, NCGrand Rapids, MIUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K3.5%12.5%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.6%4.8%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K5.3%9.0%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K7.3%9.0%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K6.6%9.3%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K10.6%8.8%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K11.9%10.2%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K17.2%14.1%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K22.1%14.3%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K7.6%4.1%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K5.2%3.9%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Leland, NCGrand Rapids, MIUnited States
 Management, business, finance13.8%14.2%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science4.3%6.2%6.5%
 Community, social services2.6%2.2%1.8%
 Legal0.2%1.1%1.2%
 Education, library8.4%5.4%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment1.2%2.8%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology8.4%6.1%6.2%
 Healthcare support3.4%3.4%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement6.7%1.3%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving5.2%7.5%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.8%3.5%3.6%
 Personal care2.9%2.9%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support20.3%19.9%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.0%0.8%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair7.2%5.3%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving13.5%17.3%13.1%
Reviews for Leland    4 Reviews

J · Apex, NC
Over 2 years ago

Possibly a 5 Star Place to live. No concerns about crime in Leland. The only reason I would not give 5 stars would be: town is still developing--so not everything is  More

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Over 10 years ago

Having grown older, I find myself increasingly intolerant of cold weather, but the type of winter weather here mimics that of my home state, Texas, and I hated it  More

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Over 16 years ago

We've been in Leland for almost 2 months now. We really like it here. We transplanted from Brevard County Florida, and we used to commute for everything at least 30  More

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Reviews for Grand Rapids    62 Reviews

I've lived in Grand Rapids about 85% of my life and can confidently say it is a great place to live for anyone. I know countless people who dogged the city, moved  More

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Grand Rapids proper - the small city - is fairly OK. Nothing special stands out about it when judged against the nicer areas of the US, but it has some decent dining and  More

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Wow. “bland Rapids and everyone is Smug, uptight and part of the Christian Reformed Church. “ Someone is accurately describing Grand Rapids in 1985. Much has changed  More

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