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Alexander City, AL vs Anniston, AL

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Highlights
- Household income in Anniston, is 4% less than it is in Alexander City and is 73% below the National Average.
- Alexander City unemployment rate is 4.2%.
- Anniston unemployment rate is 6.1%.
 Alexander City, ALAnniston, ALUnited States
 Unemployment Rate4.2%6.1%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth-1.2%1.6%1.6%
 Future Job Growth20.3%27.8%33.5%
 Sales Taxes10.0%10.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes5.0%5.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$23,867$27,235$37,638
 Household Income$41,778$39,928$69,021
 Family Median Income$62,813$56,141$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Alexander City, ALAnniston, ALUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K18.2%21.0%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K5.6%7.2%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K16.6%12.9%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K8.1%9.0%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K7.8%7.4%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.3%7.0%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K11.3%7.9%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K9.8%10.6%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K10.8%10.6%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K1.8%3.5%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K1.8%2.8%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Alexander City, ALAnniston, ALUnited States
 Management, business, finance10.0%8.4%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science3.2%3.2%6.5%
 Community, social services1.4%4.2%1.8%
 Legal0.6%0.6%1.2%
 Education, library4.2%5.9%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment0.0%1.1%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.5%4.9%6.2%
 Healthcare support3.8%5.8%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.5%2.3%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving5.1%7.2%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.3%4.9%3.6%
 Personal care3.1%1.7%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support24.1%17.1%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.0%0.3%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair11.8%8.8%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving24.4%23.6%13.1%
Reviews for Alexander City    3 Reviews

If lake living is your thing you will thrive in Alexander City. Retirees and really just nature loving students and young professionals are moving to the Tallapoosa  More

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This is a corrupt dying old mill town that has lost its mill. The crony government is totally corrupt. The schools are pathetic and it shows in the ignorance of the  More

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it is a great place to live in. it is very quiet and you can get along with people really easily. its a very cool place where fun is always an option. i love staying  More

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Reviews for Anniston    6 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Live within anniston city limits in my grandparents old house. Neighborhood has housing projects twoo blocks away. Primary residents are African American. Lot of  More

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Over 15 years ago

Anniston is your typical small, rural alabama town. Last I heard the city was around 20,000 or so; the whole of calhoun county around 100,000. Cost of living is low,  More

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Over 17 years ago

I've been in the area for a couple of years and overall the area is not that bad. The city of Oxford is growing and many new businesses have recently opened (Target,  More

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