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New Orleans, LA vs Mount Pleasant, SC

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- Household income in Mount Pleasant, is 133% more than it is in New Orleans and is 35% above the National Average.
- New Orleans unemployment rate is 11.0%.
- Mount Pleasant unemployment rate is 3.1%.
 New Orleans, LAMount Pleasant, SCUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock3.1%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.7%1.6%
 Future Job Growth25.1%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes9.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock7.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$34,036  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$106,216$69,021
 Family Median Income$67,602  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 New Orleans, LAMount Pleasant, SCUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock5.4%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K5.8%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock3.7%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K8.2%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock7.1%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.8%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock5.8%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K9.4%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock19.5%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K5.2%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock21.9%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 New Orleans, LAMount Pleasant, SCUnited States
 Management, business, finance15.9%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock10.3%6.5%
 Community, social services2.4%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock3.2%1.2%
 Education, library7.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.5%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology7.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock0.9%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.4%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock7.4%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.7%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.4%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support19.0%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair5.6%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock4.7%13.1%
Reviews for New Orleans    87 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I have lived in NOLA for 6 years. Like all cities, you must take the good with the bad. It is more expensive than what you read about on the internet. The drivers are  More

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Over 3 years ago

I've lived here for going on 3 years. The person who lives with me wanted us to move here. It got old for me very soon after we moved here. Neither of us like it.   More

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Lived here 20 years, transplant from a dank Midwestern metropolis. For the first 15 years I was pretty much one of those rabid people foaming at the mouth whenever  More

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Reviews for Mount Pleasant    15 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Mount Pleasant and the surrounding Charleston area has changed drastically over the years. Entirely too many people have moved here and cost of living is skyrocketing.  More

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I fell in Love with Charleston and its neighboring town over 30 years ago. The people were the nicest and most hospitable people I had ever met. Downtown Charleston  More

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Over 9 years ago

Charleston is an amazing place! I grew up there. Mt. Pleasant will be your most pretentious people. The majority of people that live there now are no originally from  More

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