2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Scotia, NY vs Carrboro, NC

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Highlights
- Household income in Carrboro, is 21% more than it is in Scotia and is 10% above the National Average.
- Scotia unemployment rate is 6.6%.
- Carrboro unemployment rate is 3.2%.
 Scotia, NYCarrboro, NCUnited States
 Unemployment Rate6.6%3.2%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth0.5%2.1%1.6%
 Future Job Growth25.9%39.5%33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.0%7.5%6.2%
 Income Taxes6.2%5.3%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$38,238$43,407$37,638
 Household Income$63,097$76,599$69,021
 Family Median Income$91,711$102,654$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Scotia, NYCarrboro, NCUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K10.4%9.1%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.3%4.0%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K13.9%7.0%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K6.4%8.5%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K9.4%5.2%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K4.9%7.6%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K5.2%7.5%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K11.9%17.5%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K21.9%13.3%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K10.0%7.5%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K3.6%12.8%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Scotia, NYCarrboro, NCUnited States
 Management, business, finance18.4%13.0%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science7.9%16.0%6.5%
 Community, social services3.2%3.5%1.8%
 Legal0.0%1.6%1.2%
 Education, library4.5%21.0%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment0.9%3.9%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology7.3%7.9%6.2%
 Healthcare support3.6%2.9%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.9%0.1%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving3.3%4.5%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.6%0.2%3.6%
 Personal care2.8%1.8%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support24.5%14.6%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry5.2%0.6%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair5.1%4.6%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving8.9%3.8%13.1%
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Reviews for Carrboro    4 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

Carrboro is basically a bedroom community, where people who work at or study at UNC over in Chapel Hill lay down for the night. All day they work at UNC only to pay the  More

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Carrboro has a strong civic life with a lot of local participation and visionary politics towards making a more sustainable and just community. The center of town has  More

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Over 14 years ago

climate is good, 4 seasons, winter is short with just a little  More

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