2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Lubbock, TX vs Fayetteville, NC

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- Household income in Fayetteville, is 10% less than it is in Lubbock and is 41% below the National Average.
- Lubbock unemployment rate is 5.9%.
- Fayetteville unemployment rate is 7.1%.
 Lubbock, TXFayetteville, NCUnited States
 Unemployment Rate5.9%7.1%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth2.4%1.0%1.6%
 Future Job Growth39.8%30.2%33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.3%7.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes0.0%5.3%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$30,393$27,223$37,638
 Household Income$54,060$48,923$69,021
 Family Median Income$72,020$58,659$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Lubbock, TXFayetteville, NCUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K14.5%13.8%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K4.4%4.8%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K10.0%11.4%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K9.3%11.3%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K8.7%9.8%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.5%9.1%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K9.6%10.1%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K11.6%12.1%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K14.3%11.0%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K4.9%3.4%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K5.2%3.2%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Lubbock, TXFayetteville, NCUnited States
 Management, business, finance14.1%10.6%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science3.8%3.9%6.5%
 Community, social services2.2%2.7%1.8%
 Legal0.8%0.7%1.2%
 Education, library9.5%7.8%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment1.5%1.5%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology7.0%6.3%6.2%
 Healthcare support3.4%3.2%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.4%2.4%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving7.6%7.8%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.4%3.7%3.6%
 Personal care2.6%3.4%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support22.3%22.9%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.1%0.3%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair7.9%7.3%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving11.3%15.4%13.1%
Reviews for Lubbock    28 Reviews

Just wondering if anyone can give me some suggestions? I plan on retiring in Lubbock,Texas. I plan on renting. Where would be the best area for my family to live? What  More

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Sad to learn how dangerous this West Texas town has become. Completely, over taken with Down trodden people who have little. Burglaries happen hourly at a ridiculous  More

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I was born and raised in Lubbock. More or less,I spent about 30 years of my life there. I will start with the positive. It is a well established and well built city with  More

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Reviews for Fayetteville    46 Reviews

I have lived in Fayetteville for 21 years and I LOVE IT! Fayetteville is a military town and that is what brought my husband and I here originally. Since January 2000  More

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I've lived in the area for a little over ten years - after moving around to many, many places in my career - and I find that Fay is overall pretty much average. Most of  More

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I've lived in the area for a little over ten years - after moving around to many, many places in my career - and I find that Fay is overall pretty much average. Most of  More

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