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Sanford, NC vs Franklinton, NC

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Highlights
- Household income in Franklinton, is 14% more than it is in Sanford and is 18% below the National Average.
- Sanford unemployment rate is 5.4%.
- Franklinton unemployment rate is 4.5%.
 Sanford, NCFranklinton, NCUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock4.5%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock2.9%1.6%
 Future Job Growth32.2%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.3%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$24,969  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$58,472$69,021
 Family Median Income$58,956  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Sanford, NCFranklinton, NCUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock13.3%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.9%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock11.7%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K6.5%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock6.5%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.4%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock10.5%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K13.7%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock15.6%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K5.3%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock5.4%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Sanford, NCFranklinton, NCUnited States
 Management, business, finance12.6%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock6.9%6.5%
 Community, social services1.8%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.1%1.2%
 Education, library3.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock0.0%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock1.3%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.2%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock3.5%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.6%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock4.0%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support21.0%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair8.5%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock10.7%13.1%
Reviews for Sanford    1 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

It's pretty affordable and safe place to live. I do not yet have school aged children but I understand the education is not the best here. But it is nice, quiet,  More

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Reviews for Franklinton    1 Reviews

Over 19 years ago

HELLO NEED TO KNOW EVERYTHING IN FRANKLINTON AS HEALTH , CRIME , EDUCATION , ECONOMY,HEALTH ,RECREATION , RELIGION , TRANSPORTATIONS , POLITICS , ARTS AND CULTURES ,COST  More

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