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Mechanicsburg, PA vs Kitty Hawk, NC

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- Household income in Kitty Hawk, is 21% more than it is in Mechanicsburg and is 14% above the National Average.
- Mechanicsburg unemployment rate is 5.1%.
- Kitty Hawk unemployment rate is 7.5%.
 Mechanicsburg, PAKitty Hawk, NCUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock7.5%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.5%1.6%
 Future Job Growth28.6%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.3%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$36,380  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$80,172$69,021
 Family Median Income$83,786  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Mechanicsburg, PAKitty Hawk, NCUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock4.6%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.8%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock1.3%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K10.3%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock9.2%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K13.3%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock12.7%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K14.5%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock16.2%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K8.9%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock12.4%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Mechanicsburg, PAKitty Hawk, NCUnited States
 Management, business, finance15.2%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock4.2%6.5%
 Community, social services1.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.0%1.2%
 Education, library8.2%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.7%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology4.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock0.5%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.5%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock8.0%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.2%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock1.0%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support26.9%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock1.3%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair5.2%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock8.8%13.1%
Reviews for Mechanicsburg    3 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

We moved here in the summer of 2016 from out of state with high hopes and for all the right reasons > job, family (my husband, a Penn State grad, was born & raised in  More

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Over 12 years ago

Greetings everyone, I grew up in Allentown PA and moved to Mechanicsburg in 2000 when attempting to reconcile with my ex-wife. My son had just started kindergarten  More

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Over 16 years ago

It is reserve and  More

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Reviews for Kitty Hawk    1 Reviews

There are many areas on the coast of NC to retire, however, none compares to the communities that make up the 27949 zip code. We enjoy a much less transient population  More

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