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North Charleston, SC vs Sanford, FL

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- Household income in Sanford, is 6% more than it is in North Charleston and is 25% below the National Average.
- North Charleston unemployment rate is 5.5%.
- Sanford unemployment rate is 6.5%.
 North Charleston, SCSanford, FLUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock6.5%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock4.0%1.6%
 Future Job Growth34.3%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes9.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$29,857  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$55,428$69,021
 Family Median Income$66,481  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 North Charleston, SCSanford, FLUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock10.6%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K5.5%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock11.0%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K10.9%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock10.4%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.5%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock11.1%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K12.6%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock16.1%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K5.6%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock3.5%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 North Charleston, SCSanford, FLUnited States
 Management, business, finance13.9%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock4.8%6.5%
 Community, social services1.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.0%1.2%
 Education, library4.2%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.7%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock3.6%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.8%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock6.1%5.4%
 Building maintenance5.6%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock1.8%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support19.8%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair13.3%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock14.1%13.1%
Reviews for North Charleston    7 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

Truth in lending - I lived in North Charleston for 20+ years, but here's my fair assessment of an area I still consider my home. North Charleston has a great variety of  More

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I move to Charleston from Watertown NY, only move here because my husband wanted to be close to his parents, The heat is horrible, the majority of people are so rude and  More

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I recently relocated here from upstate New York. The crime is out of control at least in my personal opinion. There is a shooting/robbery/car-jacking on the news just  More

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Reviews for Sanford    8 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

we are looking for a place that except a dog she 11 years old fixed, we are on social se curity we get about 1600 a month I am 59 and my husband is 52 years of age  More

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Over 14 years ago

A little southern town with some bad areas and not too much variety in culture besides white and black. Not too close to orlando, lots of outdoor activities, and overall  More

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You need to check exactly where in 32773 a house is located as the properties on the edge of the zip or more like 32746 Lake Mary. All services and shopping tends to be  More

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