2025 Compare Cities Economy:
Raleigh, MS vs Washington, NC

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Highlights
- Household income in Washington, is 78% more than it is in Raleigh and is 78% below the National Average.
- Raleigh unemployment rate is 4.8%.
- Washington unemployment rate is 4.5%.
 Raleigh, MSWashington, NCUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock4.5%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-0.2%1.6%
 Future Job Growth23.7%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.3%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$18,700  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$38,843$69,021
 Family Median Income$58,355  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Raleigh, MSWashington, NCUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock24.6%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K9.0%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock14.4%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K2.3%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock5.5%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K12.8%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock12.7%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K3.2%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock8.7%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K1.7%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock2.2%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Raleigh, MSWashington, NCUnited States
 Management, business, finance4.3%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock6.1%6.5%
 Community, social services0.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.4%1.2%
 Education, library6.4%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock0.5%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology3.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock3.1%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.3%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock5.5%5.4%
 Building maintenance11.0%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock3.0%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support11.4%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair0.0%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock19.7%13.1%
Reviews for Raleigh    2 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

This place is a dump. Every stereotype you’ve ever heard about in Mississippi is here, the kind of people that still use the”N” word on a regular basis. Scary place to  More

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Over 15 years ago

Though I may have a Forest zip code, I go to school in a small town known as Raleigh. To many people this is an absolute nothing town. But to many others, we call it  More

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Reviews for Washington    1 Reviews

I have only lived here for four years, but I love this place. If you like outdoor activities, this is the place for you with fishing, boating, and the beach just  More

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