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Mauldin, SC vs Murphy, NC

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- Household income in Murphy, is 56% less than it is in Mauldin and is 112% below the National Average.
- Mauldin unemployment rate is 4.2%.
- Murphy unemployment rate is 4.8%.
 Mauldin, SCMurphy, NCUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock4.8%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.8%1.6%
 Future Job Growth33.4%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.3%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$36,602  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$32,486$69,021
 Family Median Income$83,776  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Mauldin, SCMurphy, NCUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock22.4%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K1.6%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock5.7%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K9.1%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock7.2%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K9.7%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock18.0%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K14.3%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock3.2%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K9.5%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock1.9%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Mauldin, SCMurphy, NCUnited States
 Management, business, finance18.7%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock2.2%6.5%
 Community, social services2.3%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock2.7%1.2%
 Education, library5.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.4%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology10.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock4.9%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.6%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock14.2%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.6%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock7.9%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support19.2%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair6.5%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock1.9%13.1%
Reviews for Mauldin    2 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

need a rental  More

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Over 18 years ago

The weather is very nice. Even the winter's are not bad compared to New England. We moved south for the great weather and this is the right  More

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Reviews for Murphy    3 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Any & all information on living in your area will be very much appreciated. Middle schools, community collage, shopping, transportation, housing & community  More

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Over 16 years ago

I moved to Murphy to get away from the hustle in Florida. I found the mountains so beautiful. But there is no work there. It's basically a place for retire's. The people  More

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Over 17 years ago

I moved here over 12 yrs ago and have loved being here ever since.Two children to raise as a single mom and found it less exspensive then our previous home in Florida,  More

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