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St. Louis, MO vs North Charleston, SC

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- Household income in North Charleston, is 7% more than it is in St. Louis and is 32% below the National Average.
- St. Louis unemployment rate is 6.3%.
- North Charleston unemployment rate is 5.5%.
 St. Louis, MONorth Charleston, SCUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock5.5%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.7%1.6%
 Future Job Growth23.9%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes9.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock7.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$33,326  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$52,264$69,021
 Family Median Income$66,192  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 St. Louis, MONorth Charleston, SCUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock10.8%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K5.2%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock11.2%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K9.3%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock9.8%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.0%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock10.1%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K10.5%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock11.3%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K4.5%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock3.7%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 St. Louis, MONorth Charleston, SCUnited States
 Management, business, finance15.8%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock5.6%6.5%
 Community, social services2.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.6%1.2%
 Education, library6.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.5%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology8.1%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock2.8%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.5%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock6.4%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.7%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.1%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support18.2%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair4.6%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock13.9%13.1%
Reviews for St. Louis    113 Reviews

I'm 65 and lived here my entire life. Growing up in St. Louis I've learned there is a like to like about it. Lots of first class Hospitals and Doctors, LOTS of great  More

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This is an outsider's perspective on St. Louis. Sometimes a fresh perspective looking in from the outside is helpful. I don't live there as of this writing (Dec 22) but  More

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Over 3 years ago

I have travelled extensively and have lived in several other cities around the country. I chose to live in St. Louis city because it has many big city amenities with an  More

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Reviews for North Charleston    7 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

Truth in lending - I lived in North Charleston for 20+ years, but here's my fair assessment of an area I still consider my home. North Charleston has a great variety of  More

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I move to Charleston from Watertown NY, only move here because my husband wanted to be close to his parents, The heat is horrible, the majority of people are so rude and  More

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I recently relocated here from upstate New York. The crime is out of control at least in my personal opinion. There is a shooting/robbery/car-jacking on the news just  More

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