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Roxboro, NC vs Cary, NC

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Highlights
- Household income in Cary, is 236% more than it is in Roxboro and is 39% above the National Average.
- Roxboro unemployment rate is 4.8%.
- Cary unemployment rate is 3.1%.
 Roxboro, NCCary, NCUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock3.1%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock3.0%1.6%
 Future Job Growth37.5%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.3%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$20,449  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$113,782$69,021
 Family Median Income$36,537  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Roxboro, NCCary, NCUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock4.2%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K9.8%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock3.9%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K13.4%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock5.5%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K5.7%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock7.8%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K7.0%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock19.8%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K0.0%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock23.1%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Roxboro, NCCary, NCUnited States
 Management, business, finance6.9%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock22.1%6.5%
 Community, social services2.2%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.4%1.2%
 Education, library2.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.1%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology1.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock1.2%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement3.9%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock3.5%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.0%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock1.7%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support15.9%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair13.7%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock5.7%13.1%
Reviews for Roxboro    1 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

It is nice if you are retired, not much to do for young  More

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Reviews for Cary    63 Reviews

Cary is up-and-coming “cool.” The downtown is revitalized and growing. The town takes urban planning very seriously. The home prices have definitely spiked in the last  More

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Over 8 years ago

I've lived in NY, CT, MA, and in Miami FL. Now here in Cary NC for the past 10 years. For what I want and need at this phase of my life, I really like it here! All the  More

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Over 8 years ago

As a Real Estate Agent, I consider Cary the most central location in the Triangle, it basically takes you twenty minutes to get to Chapel Hill, Carrboro, Hillsborough,   More

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