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New Bern, NC vs Spring Lake, NC

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- Household income in Spring Lake, is 13% less than it is in New Bern and is 74% below the National Average.
- New Bern unemployment rate is 4.6%.
- Spring Lake unemployment rate is 6.5%.
 New Bern, NCSpring Lake, NCUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock6.5%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.0%1.6%
 Future Job Growth29.9%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.3%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$32,039  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$39,659$69,021
 Family Median Income$67,723  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 New Bern, NCSpring Lake, NCUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock19.4%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.6%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock12.8%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K15.5%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock10.0%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.2%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock15.1%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K12.7%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock2.2%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K4.6%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock1.0%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 New Bern, NCSpring Lake, NCUnited States
 Management, business, finance9.7%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock6.2%6.5%
 Community, social services2.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.0%1.2%
 Education, library7.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock0.5%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology8.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock4.3%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.6%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock4.6%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.9%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock5.3%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support18.1%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair6.4%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock13.9%13.1%
Reviews for New Bern    12 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

New Bern is a nice quiet town. The people are very nice. The cost of living is low which would be great if you are retiring from a big city. There is always a place eat,  More

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I’ve lived here for my hole Life I’m 12 and I just wanna say if u what snow every xmas and on Xmas don’t come here bc u won’t get it. Now if u want a very hot summer  More

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Over 5 years ago

My wife and I spent a week here and found it to be an enjoyable area. I have been looking to move to NC for a while now and I think this trip talked her into it.  More

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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

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