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Wadesboro, NC vs Carrboro, NC

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Highlights
- Household income in Carrboro, is 185% more than it is in Wadesboro and is 10% above the National Average.
- Wadesboro unemployment rate is 5.9%.
- Carrboro unemployment rate is 3.2%.
 Wadesboro, NCCarrboro, NCUnited States
 Unemployment Rate5.9%3.2%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth-0.1%2.1%1.6%
 Future Job Growth20.4%39.5%33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.0%7.5%6.2%
 Income Taxes5.3%5.3%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$19,106$43,407$37,638
 Household Income$26,878$76,599$69,021
 Family Median Income$27,279$102,654$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Wadesboro, NCCarrboro, NCUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K22.8%9.1%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K6.9%4.0%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K29.8%7.0%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K9.2%8.5%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K6.5%5.2%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K2.4%7.6%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K9.9%7.5%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K2.2%17.5%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K6.4%13.3%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K2.9%7.5%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K1.0%12.8%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Wadesboro, NCCarrboro, NCUnited States
 Management, business, finance3.8%13.0%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science0.0%16.0%6.5%
 Community, social services3.1%3.5%1.8%
 Legal0.0%1.6%1.2%
 Education, library2.8%21.0%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment0.7%3.9%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.9%7.9%6.2%
 Healthcare support7.2%2.9%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement4.7%0.1%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving5.3%4.5%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.8%0.2%3.6%
 Personal care2.7%1.8%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support12.5%14.6%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry1.8%0.6%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair2.6%4.6%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving44.0%3.8%13.1%
Reviews for Wadesboro    1 Reviews

Wadesboro is the county seat for Anson County here in North Carolina. The land itself is beautiful; rolling hills and pine forests. The area is so attractive and old  More

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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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