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Statesville, NC vs Philadelphia, PA

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- Household income in Philadelphia, is 21% more than it is in Statesville and is 31% below the National Average.
- Statesville unemployment rate is 6.3%.
- Philadelphia unemployment rate is 10.6%.
 Statesville, NCPhiladelphia, PAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock10.6%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.2%1.6%
 Future Job Growth42.3%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock7.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$26,988  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$52,649$69,021
 Family Median Income$59,560  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Statesville, NCPhiladelphia, PAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock17.1%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K4.6%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock9.4%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K14.5%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock7.6%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.9%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock9.1%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K11.2%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock12.4%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K2.2%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock6.3%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Statesville, NCPhiladelphia, PAUnited States
 Management, business, finance9.5%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock5.8%6.5%
 Community, social services1.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.8%1.2%
 Education, library5.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.3%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock6.4%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.9%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock5.3%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.4%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock3.0%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support22.1%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair7.7%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock12.0%13.1%
Reviews for Statesville    8 Reviews

It feels like I stepped into a time portal and went back fifty years ago to the past. People are very racist here from the police to the bank tellers and real estate  More

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Over 4 years ago

Pre pandemic: 2/5 Everything is affordable but there’s a lot of dead shopping centers. Lots of trashy or broken areas. Absolutely nothing to do on Friday and Saturday  More

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Over 11 years ago

The cost of living is very affordable. There are not many places that one can live on the lake in an incredible home for a decent  More

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Reviews for Philadelphia    139 Reviews

Philadelphia is a very walkable and fun city to explore (albeit be aware of where not to explore at least at night). The city has beautiful old architecture , great  More

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I’m originally from New York City, then lived in a small city in upstate New York for eight years, then moved down to Philadelphia and have lived here for many years.  More

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Now the only reason some people disagree is because MONEY. If you live in “manayunk” (which I lived for 2 years) you can’t compare … you can’t compare your out skirt  More

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