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Reidsville, NC vs Forest City, NC

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- Household income in Forest City, is 8% less than it is in Reidsville and is 119% below the National Average.
- Reidsville unemployment rate is 5.4%.
- Forest City unemployment rate is 6.1%.
 Reidsville, NCForest City, NCUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock6.1%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.5%1.6%
 Future Job Growth28.9%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.3%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$21,427  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$31,573$69,021
 Family Median Income$43,313  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Reidsville, NCForest City, NCUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock24.2%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K9.3%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock16.4%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K14.5%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock3.8%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K4.5%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock10.6%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K11.6%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock3.1%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K0.6%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock3.5%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Reidsville, NCForest City, NCUnited States
 Management, business, finance7.3%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock0.3%6.5%
 Community, social services1.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.0%1.2%
 Education, library5.1%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock6.5%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock5.2%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.5%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock10.2%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.3%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock3.2%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support18.3%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair9.9%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock31.9%13.1%
Reviews for Reidsville    3 Reviews

everyone is amicable here. much more relaxed than greensboro/winston, and everyone welcomes you. also a lot less traffic (and of course, less road rage). cost of  More

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everyone is amicable here. way less hustle and bustle than greensboro/winston, and everyone welcomes you. also way less road rage. cost of living/rent is lower  More

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Over 5 years ago

i like this place, low cost of living, laid  More

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