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Wilson, NC vs Pocono, PA

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- Household income in Pocono, is 78% more than it is in Wilson and is 16% above the National Average.
- Wilson unemployment rate is 7.2%.
- Pocono unemployment rate is 8.7%.
 Wilson, NCPocono, PAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock8.7%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.1%1.6%
 Future Job Growth19.1%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock4.1%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$25,927  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$81,960$69,021
 Family Median Income$60,197  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Wilson, NCPocono, PAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock11.6%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K5.5%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock5.1%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K9.1%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock5.8%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K9.7%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock7.6%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K10.1%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock30.2%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K3.7%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock5.3%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Wilson, NCPocono, PAUnited States
 Management, business, finance14.5%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock3.9%6.5%
 Community, social services2.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.0%1.2%
 Education, library6.1%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.4%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.4%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock2.4%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.0%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock10.0%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.9%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.2%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support19.4%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair7.7%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock13.0%13.1%
Reviews for Wilson    7 Reviews

I grew up close to Wilson, attended college at Atlantic Christian College, now Barton College. Back in my college days, Wilson had a lot of great places to go eat,  More

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Wilson (Wilson County) is a fine place to live especially if you are from Wilson. Outsiders are not exactly welcome. Also the town is from 'old money' so the city  More

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Food: There are very few nice places to eat, but everything is so cheap that you can get a good dinner at a clean, well decorated, sit-down establishment for $10. A few  More

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Reviews for Pocono    3 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

I like many things about my move from NYC to Tannersville, PA. The country view and the open roads are GREAT. The cost of living here is lower than the city and there  More

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Over 10 years ago

Sadly school and property taxes make this place next to impossible at the average local earnings rate. Supposedly PA has a ancient two tear tax structure that makes  More

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Over 18 years ago

The cost of living out weighs the Income  More

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