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Raleigh, NC vs Macon, GA

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Highlights
- Household income in Macon, is 5% less than it is in Raleigh and is 29,211% below the National Average.
- Raleigh unemployment rate is 4.3%.
- Macon unemployment rate is 6.0%.
 Raleigh, NCUnited States, GA
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.6%
 Future Job Growth44.2%  Unlock
 Sales Taxes7.3%  Unlock
 Income Taxes  Unlock4.6%
 Income per Cap.$42,632  Unlock
 Household Income  Unlock$69,021
 Family Median Income$95,393  Unlock
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 Est. Households By Income
 Raleigh, NCMacon, GA
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.8%  Unlock
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K9.2%  Unlock
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.7%  Unlock
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K12.9%  Unlock
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K8.6%  Unlock
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Raleigh, NCMacon, GA
 Management, business, finance21.6%  Unlock
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock6.5%
 Community, social services1.7%  Unlock
 Legal  Unlock1.2%
 Education, library6.2%  Unlock
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.8%  Unlock
 Healthcare support  Unlock3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.4%  Unlock
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock5.4%
 Building maintenance2.8%  Unlock
 Personal care  Unlock2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support21.7%  Unlock
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair5.7%  Unlock
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock13.1%
Reviews for Raleigh    224 Reviews

I moved to Raleigh in 2018. Before that, I lived in Orange County CA, Boulder CO, South Africa, Northern California, Arizona, and Toronto. I say all this to give  More

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Excellent for a great many people or categories of people. As far as prices: ratio of wage and job opportunity here with housing remains one of the better ones in the  More

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Over 2 years ago

I attended university here in the early 90s and came back around 2005 and never left. I'm surprised at the other negative reviews honestly. Yes, housing is pricey in  More

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Reviews for Macon    23 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Macon is great, the thing I like about Macon is it's just an extension of Atlanta, like you wouldn't know the difference. The politics are the same, the people are the  More

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I moved to Macon seven years ago and have found the people to be welcoming, the restaurants wonderful, the downtown vibrant and so many activities to get involved with.   More

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Over 4 years ago

Macon is a perfect example of what Southern whites most feared in the 50-60s when there was the big push to bus blacks in to vote. The expected disaster occurred and is  More

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