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Mechanicsburg, PA vs Mooresville, NC

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- Household income in Mooresville, is 14% more than it is in Mechanicsburg and is 8% above the National Average.
- Mechanicsburg unemployment rate is 5.1%.
- Mooresville unemployment rate is 4.7%.

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 Mechanicsburg, PAMooresville, NCUnited States
 Unemployment Rate5.1%4.7%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth0.3%2.7%1.6%
 Future Job Growth28.6%44.1%33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.0%6.8%6.2%
 Income Taxes4.8%5.3%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$36,380$36,633$37,638
 Household Income$65,994$75,141$69,021
 Family Median Income$83,786$81,773$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Mechanicsburg, PAMooresville, NCUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K5.2%7.0%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.8%2.5%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K7.6%6.5%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K10.3%7.3%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K7.6%7.5%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K13.3%7.7%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K7.8%11.3%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K14.5%16.5%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K19.1%17.3%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K8.9%8.9%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K3.0%7.5%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Mechanicsburg, PAMooresville, NCUnited States
 Management, business, finance15.2%20.2%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science8.3%9.5%6.5%
 Community, social services1.0%1.6%1.8%
 Legal0.0%0.7%1.2%
 Education, library8.2%7.4%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment4.9%2.0%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology4.8%5.2%6.2%
 Healthcare support2.1%2.2%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.5%0.6%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving3.8%4.2%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.2%2.7%3.6%
 Personal care0.9%2.2%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support26.9%22.9%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.2%0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair5.2%6.5%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving13.8%12.1%13.1%

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Reviews for Mechanicsburg    3 Reviews

Over 7 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 11 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 15 years ago

It is reserve and  More

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Reviews for Mooresville    19 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I've lived here for a while, it has everything you need. But 150 traffics  More

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Over 5 years ago

It's a nice town but all the jobs are either service industry or manufacturers that don't pay well. If you're single and make less than 50,000 a year good luck finding  More

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Over 8 years ago

Hi, Moving back to NC to the Moorseville area. Am so excited . I am not from this area . so not familiar with area. So any insite would be greatly appericate. I to go  More

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