2024 Compare Cities Economy:
North Charleston, SC vs Syracuse, NY

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Highlights
- Household income in Syracuse, is 23% less than it is in North Charleston and is 70% below the National Average.
- North Charleston unemployment rate is 5.5%.
- Syracuse unemployment rate is 8.6%.
 North Charleston, SCSyracuse, NYUnited States
 Unemployment Rate5.5%8.6%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth0.7%0.5%1.6%
 Future Job Growth34.3%21.3%33.5%
 Sales Taxes9.0%8.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes7.0%6.2%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$29,857$24,076$37,638
 Household Income$52,264$40,490$69,021
 Family Median Income$66,481$50,374$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 North Charleston, SCSyracuse, NYUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K10.8%20.6%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K5.5%7.5%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K11.2%11.0%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K10.9%10.6%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K9.8%8.5%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.5%7.9%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K10.1%8.4%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K12.6%9.1%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K11.3%10.2%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K5.6%3.7%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K3.7%2.5%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 North Charleston, SCSyracuse, NYUnited States
 Management, business, finance13.9%10.3%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science5.6%4.9%6.5%
 Community, social services1.7%2.4%1.8%
 Legal0.6%1.4%1.2%
 Education, library4.2%10.1%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment1.5%1.9%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.6%6.4%6.2%
 Healthcare support2.8%5.2%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.8%2.5%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving6.4%6.8%5.4%
 Building maintenance5.6%4.7%3.6%
 Personal care2.1%4.1%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support19.8%21.4%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.2%0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair13.3%5.2%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving13.9%12.7%13.1%
Reviews for North Charleston    7 Reviews

Over 8 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 Syracuse    59 Reviews

I've lived in Syracuse, NY my entire life. The majority of my family and friends are from here as well. I love the Syracuse sports teams and have done so since I was a  More

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I was born 30 miles from Syracuse,, moved away to travel all over the USA, living in about 8 different cities, then came to live in Syracuse, NY. I have been here for 20  More

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I’ll start by saying I’ve lived here my whole life. I have only lived here but can’t wait to move out. I’ll lay out some pros and cons. Pros: it has a decent downtown  More

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