2025 Compare Cities Economy:
Opelika, AL vs Hillsborough, NC

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Highlights
- Household income in Hillsborough, is 51% more than it is in Opelika and is 10% above the National Average.
- Opelika unemployment rate is 3.8%.
- Hillsborough unemployment rate is 3.2%.
 Opelika, ALHillsborough, NCUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock3.2%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock2.1%1.6%
 Future Job Growth37.8%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.3%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$27,948  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$77,114$69,021
 Family Median Income$70,680  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Opelika, ALHillsborough, NCUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock9.7%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.5%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock4.3%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K13.5%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock4.0%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K5.6%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock8.8%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K11.3%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock21.6%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K3.7%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock11.7%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Opelika, ALHillsborough, NCUnited States
 Management, business, finance11.5%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock9.2%6.5%
 Community, social services1.4%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.5%1.2%
 Education, library9.4%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock3.9%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology9.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock1.4%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.5%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock2.3%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.9%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock1.5%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support19.8%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair7.9%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock4.5%13.1%
Reviews for Opelika    1 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

Traffic is terrible...To many restaurants and banks..Nothing to do ..we need a theme park or somewhere to go and ride rides and enjoy family ..Cut out city  More

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Reviews for Hillsborough    2 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I've lived here for 4 years and I have come to live this small  More

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Over 6 years ago

Great place to live and  More

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