2025 Compare Cities Economy:
Mount Airy, NC vs Spring Lake, NC

Change Cities
Highlights
- Household income in Spring Lake, is 17% more than it is in Mount Airy and is 74% below the National Average.
- Mount Airy unemployment rate is 4.2%.
- Spring Lake unemployment rate is 6.5%.
 Mount Airy, NCSpring Lake, NCUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock6.5%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.0%1.6%
 Future Job Growth32.1%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.3%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$29,307  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$39,659$69,021
 Family Median Income$50,128  Unlock$85,028
 space
 Est. Households By Income
 Mount Airy, NCSpring Lake, NCUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock19.4%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K11.5%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock12.8%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K9.1%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock10.0%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K4.5%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock15.1%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K7.0%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock2.2%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K1.8%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock1.0%9.5%
 space1
 Population By Occupation
 Mount Airy, NCSpring Lake, NCUnited States
 Management, business, finance14.3%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock6.2%6.5%
 Community, social services3.4%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.0%1.2%
 Education, library11.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock0.5%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology7.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock4.3%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.5%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock4.6%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.8%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock5.3%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support17.9%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair4.7%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock13.9%13.1%
Reviews for Mount Airy    5 Reviews

I have lived in Mount Airy much of my adult life. I have never liked Mount Airy. Mount Airy is very family-oriented and therefore very cliquish. It is very difficult for  More

   |    Reply

Although the previous comment is almost 5 years old, what was mentioned is pretty true. Crime has worsened, in particular drug activity, with a very active market in  More

   |    Reply

I have been considering moving to Mount Airy. The thing is, when I tried to contact the newspaper classifieds about placing an ad no one replied. Ad when inquired about  More

   |    Reply

Start Your Review of Mount Airy

Reviews for Spring Lake    1 Reviews

I read tommy review and i dont know how a person can go three years with no job .Do you live on the system ? We live in fayetteville north carolina .there are no jobs  More

   |    Reply

Start Your Review of Spring Lake


Learn More About Spring Lake, North Carolina
Overview
Cost of Living
Job Market
Crime
Climate
Economy
Religion
Voting
Premium Subscription
Includes Cost of Living compares for child care, utilities, transportation, health, taxes, housing for home owners vs renters, weather, insurance premiums and so much more.


The premier source for comprehensive city data for over 30 years.

© Best Places. All rights reserved.