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Stafford Courthouse, VA vs North Charleston, SC

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- Household income in North Charleston, is 40% less than it is in Stafford Courthouse and is 32% below the National Average.
- Stafford Courthouse unemployment rate is 4.8%.
- North Charleston unemployment rate is 5.5%.
 Stafford Courthouse, VANorth Charleston, SCUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock5.5%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.7%1.6%
 Future Job Growth40.3%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes5.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock7.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$38,926  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$52,264$69,021
 Family Median Income$109,569  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Stafford Courthouse, VANorth Charleston, SCUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock10.8%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K0.0%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock11.2%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K0.7%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock9.8%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.9%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock10.1%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K11.5%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock11.3%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K20.7%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock3.7%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Stafford Courthouse, VANorth Charleston, SCUnited States
 Management, business, finance24.8%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock5.6%6.5%
 Community, social services1.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.6%1.2%
 Education, library6.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.5%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.9%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock2.8%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement4.1%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock6.4%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.0%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.1%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support14.2%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair9.0%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock13.9%13.1%
Reviews for Stafford Courthouse    2 Reviews

Stafford is more a county full of subdivisions than a place. It's a concept, a mailing address, a set of exits off I-95. To be honest, there's no there there. (By the  More

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Over 12 years ago

The community is a bedroom community for Washington DC and large percentage of people comment 1 to 1 1/2 hours each was to work. Commuting to Washington DC is your part  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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