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Matthews, NC vs Lake Wylie, SC

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Highlights
- Household income in Lake Wylie, is 12% more than it is in Matthews and is 36% above the National Average.
- Matthews unemployment rate is 3.3%.
- Lake Wylie unemployment rate is 4.5%.
 Matthews, NCLake Wylie, SCUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock4.5%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.6%1.6%
 Future Job Growth51.0%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock7.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$43,893  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$107,534$69,021
 Family Median Income$115,239  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Matthews, NCLake Wylie, SCUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock6.4%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K1.8%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock6.8%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K6.4%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock3.3%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.2%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock4.8%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K13.1%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock24.7%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K11.8%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock17.3%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Matthews, NCLake Wylie, SCUnited States
 Management, business, finance21.7%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock7.5%6.5%
 Community, social services3.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.9%1.2%
 Education, library7.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.6%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock0.8%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.5%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock3.0%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.1%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock0.6%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support22.6%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair5.3%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock13.3%13.1%
Reviews for Matthews    2 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Matthews is a suburb of Charlotte. It's big advantage over Charlotte is that you are on the edge of the rural areas, and it is safer. Don't expect to save any on taxes  More

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Over 19 years ago

Is there segragation in  More

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Reviews for Lake Wylie    1 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

A relaxed & easy-going area. New Lowes and Wal-Mart might be the start of changing  More

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