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Whispering Pines, NC vs Leland, NC

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- Household income in Leland, is 14% less than it is in Whispering Pines and is 13% above the National Average.
- Whispering Pines unemployment rate is 4.2%.
- Leland unemployment rate is 5.8%.
 Whispering Pines, NCLeland, NCUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock5.8%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock2.7%1.6%
 Future Job Growth40.3%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.3%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$36,582  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$78,884$69,021
 Family Median Income$100,511  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Whispering Pines, NCLeland, NCUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock3.5%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K1.2%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock5.3%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K2.4%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock6.6%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K1.8%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock11.9%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K22.7%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock22.1%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K15.0%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock5.2%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Whispering Pines, NCLeland, NCUnited States
 Management, business, finance20.9%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock4.3%6.5%
 Community, social services7.3%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.2%1.2%
 Education, library11.2%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.2%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology12.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock3.4%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement6.6%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock5.2%5.4%
 Building maintenance0.1%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.9%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support24.9%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair1.9%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock13.5%13.1%
Reviews for Whispering Pines    1 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

whispering pines has a typical southern climate hot & humid in the spring summer & fall & very mild in the winter - if you like mosquitos & golfing this is the place  More

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Reviews for Leland    4 Reviews

J · Apex, NC
Over 3 years ago

Possibly a 5 Star Place to live. No concerns about crime in Leland. The only reason I would not give 5 stars would be: town is still developing--so not everything is  More

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Over 11 years ago

Having grown older, I find myself increasingly intolerant of cold weather, but the type of winter weather here mimics that of my home state, Texas, and I hated it  More

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Over 17 years ago

We've been in Leland for almost 2 months now. We really like it here. We transplanted from Brevard County Florida, and we used to commute for everything at least 30  More

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