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Severance, CO vs Raeford, NC

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- Household income in Raeford, is 68% less than it is in Severance and is 97% below the National Average.
- Severance unemployment rate is 6.9%.
- Raeford unemployment rate is 6.2%.
 Severance, CORaeford, NCUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock6.2%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.0%1.6%
 Future Job Growth50.1%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes5.9%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.3%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$43,090  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$35,042$69,021
 Family Median Income$116,587  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Severance, CORaeford, NCUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock28.8%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K0.3%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock12.2%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K1.0%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock7.1%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K5.4%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock9.4%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K15.1%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock8.7%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K15.8%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock0.8%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Severance, CORaeford, NCUnited States
 Management, business, finance22.7%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock1.5%6.5%
 Community, social services1.4%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock2.7%1.2%
 Education, library5.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.1%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology10.4%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock2.9%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement4.6%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock11.0%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.6%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock6.3%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support18.6%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock1.6%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair11.4%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock14.4%13.1%
Reviews for Severance    1 Reviews

We moved here two years ago from Southern California and really love it. Although Severance is really small compared to where we were before, the neighbors are friendly  More

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Reviews for Raeford    7 Reviews

Crime is bad and false allegations are worse with corrupts public officials. Typical small town  More

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Over 13 years ago

Beware of this back wards town. If you get accused of anything and are an out of towner they will lynch you until you are broke. Beware of this backwards small NC town.  More

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Over 14 years ago

I like the small town feel. It's like living in the country, but just a few miles and your in the heart of Fayetteville. Plenty of restaurants, people must not do a  More

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