2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Waxhaw, NC vs Monroe, NC

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Highlights
- Household income in Monroe, is 53% less than it is in Waxhaw and is 19% below the National Average.
- Waxhaw unemployment rate is 3.7%.
- Monroe unemployment rate is 5.3%.
 Waxhaw, NCMonroe, NCUnited States
 Unemployment Rate3.7%5.3%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth2.6%2.6%1.6%
 Future Job Growth44.9%41.6%33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.8%6.8%6.2%
 Income Taxes5.3%5.3%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$43,873$25,484$37,638
 Household Income$123,370$58,180$69,021
 Family Median Income$134,351$70,475$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Waxhaw, NCMonroe, NCUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K2.9%8.3%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K1.1%3.2%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K3.5%8.5%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K3.3%13.3%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K3.2%10.8%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.2%6.7%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K7.9%9.7%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K12.4%16.7%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K21.5%13.1%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K14.6%5.7%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K23.4%4.2%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Waxhaw, NCMonroe, NCUnited States
 Management, business, finance28.4%11.5%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science7.9%3.8%6.5%
 Community, social services2.0%1.4%1.8%
 Legal1.3%0.2%1.2%
 Education, library9.8%3.7%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment2.9%1.6%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.3%3.6%6.2%
 Healthcare support0.9%2.0%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.2%0.8%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving3.1%6.1%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.8%4.2%3.6%
 Personal care2.6%3.2%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support20.2%22.6%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.0%0.3%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair5.2%14.6%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving5.6%20.6%13.1%
Reviews for Waxhaw    10 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Waxhaw used to be a good place, I was born and raised here loving the small friendly town and enviorment. The summer parades were amazing as this was an ideal place to  More

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The schools claim to be good but in reality they are just overrated and kind of bad plus the schools are all overcrowded from everyone moving here. No sidewalks anywhere  More

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Over 13 years ago

It is dangerous and arrogant to jump to conclusions. It is not prejudice towards single women, or any women for that matter. It is a growing saddness that natives feel  More

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Reviews for Monroe    5 Reviews

Moved to Monroe approx 6 years ago. It has been one excuse after the other for the high incidence of assault and battery as well as property crime. The mayor and city  More

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I have lived in Monroe since 2015. I have been welcomed by my neighbors and the community. Monroe is rapidly growning. The downtown area is family friendly and has added  More

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I’m so glad to be moving away from this little Charlotte wanna be Town run by rednecks! I’ve been here for 15 years and have been stopped by Sheriff’s about 8 times!  More

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