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Mount Airy, GA vs Richlands, NC

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- Household income in Richlands, is 6% less than it is in Mount Airy and is 27% below the National Average.
- Mount Airy unemployment rate is 3.7%.
- Richlands unemployment rate is 4.8%.
 Mount Airy, GARichlands, NCUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock4.8%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.0%1.6%
 Future Job Growth36.3%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.3%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$17,097  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$54,231$69,021
 Family Median Income$59,034  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Mount Airy, GARichlands, NCUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock14.1%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K4.0%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock11.2%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K5.5%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock9.0%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K20.7%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock11.0%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K18.9%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock12.5%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K0.0%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock5.3%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Mount Airy, GARichlands, NCUnited States
 Management, business, finance2.5%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock4.9%6.5%
 Community, social services0.9%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.0%1.2%
 Education, library1.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock0.9%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology3.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock2.0%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.0%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock7.5%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.5%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock1.0%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support16.8%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair14.4%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock27.4%13.1%
Reviews for Mount Airy    2 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Wonderful Place to live  More

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Over 17 years ago

We moved to Georgia during a very difficult time in our family's life. My husband was hurt on his job in 2003. At this time we lived in another state. He had to have  More

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Reviews for Richlands    3 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

I’ve lived in RICHLANDS for 3 1/2 years now and have fallen in love with this little town! I could live anywhere in the US and chose RICHLANDS because of everything it  More

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Over 8 years ago

Richlands gives you quiet country living, but allows you to still be just a stone's throw from Jacksonville. Living here is very affordable we live in a subdivision in a  More

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Over 18 years ago

Lower elementary schools do a fine job with the kids but the middle school is lacking in academics resulting in poor performance for rising freshmen....we moved to  More

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