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Raeford, NC vs Watertown, NY

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- Household income in Watertown, is 31% more than it is in Raeford and is 50% below the National Average.
- Raeford unemployment rate is 6.2%.
- Watertown unemployment rate is 7.8%.
 Raeford, NCWatertown, NYUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock7.8%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.4%1.6%
 Future Job Growth30.0%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock6.2%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$20,849  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$46,051$69,021
 Family Median Income$56,433  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Raeford, NCWatertown, NYUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock16.3%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K5.1%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock11.8%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K9.2%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock9.4%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.0%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock9.7%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K6.9%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock9.4%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K4.8%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock3.0%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Raeford, NCWatertown, NYUnited States
 Management, business, finance4.8%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock3.1%6.5%
 Community, social services1.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.3%1.2%
 Education, library11.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.9%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology8.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock6.7%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.0%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock10.4%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.4%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.4%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support21.9%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair4.8%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock10.4%13.1%
Reviews for Raeford    7 Reviews

Crime is bad and false allegations are worse with corrupts public officials. Typical small town  More

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Over 13 years ago

Beware of this back wards town. If you get accused of anything and are an out of towner they will lynch you until you are broke. Beware of this backwards small NC town.  More

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Over 14 years ago

I like the small town feel. It's like living in the country, but just a few miles and your in the heart of Fayetteville. Plenty of restaurants, people must not do a  More

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Reviews for Watertown    2 Reviews

I don’t live there but visit on occasion. Very quiet town. Ran into a white out blizzard while driving there that a local tells me isn’t unusual. One minute I could  More

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Over 17 years ago

As a city primarily filled and flourished with military families, Watertown is a decent place to live. Because of the population influx from military families, the town  More

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