2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Raleigh, NC vs Port Huron, MI

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Highlights
- Household income in Port Huron, is 37% less than it is in Raleigh and is 51% below the National Average.
- Raleigh unemployment rate is 4.3%.
- Port Huron unemployment rate is 6.2%.
 Raleigh, NCPort Huron, MIUnited States
 Unemployment Rate4.3%6.2%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth3.0%0.2%1.6%
 Future Job Growth44.2%31.9%33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.3%6.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes5.3%5.3%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$42,632$26,099$37,638
 Household Income$72,996$45,623$69,021
 Family Median Income$95,393$55,920$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Raleigh, NCPort Huron, MIUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K7.4%15.2%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.8%5.1%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K7.4%11.8%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K9.2%11.4%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K7.8%11.3%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.7%7.1%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K10.0%9.8%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K12.9%13.3%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K17.0%8.5%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K8.6%3.9%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K10.2%2.6%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Raleigh, NCPort Huron, MIUnited States
 Management, business, finance21.6%10.0%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science10.4%3.9%6.5%
 Community, social services1.7%2.6%1.8%
 Legal1.8%0.5%1.2%
 Education, library6.2%3.1%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment2.7%1.0%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.8%3.9%6.2%
 Healthcare support2.3%6.9%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.4%1.4%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving5.1%7.6%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.8%3.5%3.6%
 Personal care2.4%2.1%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support21.7%21.2%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.1%0.4%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair5.7%6.3%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving8.2%25.4%13.1%
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 1 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 Port Huron    17 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

While both pros and cons do exist, most of the negative sentiment about Port Huron does not square with reality. The Port Huron area is truly unique in an exceptional  More

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I lived there in the 60's and 70's as a kid. Moved away to find better employment opportunities and never moved back, although I returned with my family frequently to  More

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Over 11 years ago

I was born and raised in P.H. since the 70's...and still visit every year. Would I want to live there? No way.Very poor economy. It has ALWAYS been a place in which the  More

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