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Amity, AR vs Alma, AR

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Highlights
- Household income in Alma, is 1% less than it is in Amity and is 80% below the National Average.
- Amity unemployment rate is 5.0%.
- Alma unemployment rate is 4.3%.
 Amity, ARAlma, ARUnited States
 Unemployment Rate5.0%4.3%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth1.3%-1.7%1.6%
 Future Job Growth30.7%23.3%33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.0%8.3%6.2%
 Income Taxes6.9%6.9%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$18,632$17,811$37,638
 Household Income$38,750$38,292$69,021
 Family Median Income$43,421$48,355$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Amity, ARAlma, ARUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K9.1%11.4%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K8.5%9.5%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K25.5%14.5%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K7.2%17.9%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K16.7%4.5%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.9%8.8%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K6.9%8.1%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K5.7%15.6%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K10.4%5.8%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K1.3%2.9%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K0.9%1.1%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Amity, ARAlma, ARUnited States
 Management, business, finance5.7%9.3%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science0.0%2.2%6.5%
 Community, social services0.0%1.3%1.8%
 Legal0.6%0.4%1.2%
 Education, library7.2%5.1%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment8.1%0.6%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology3.0%8.0%6.2%
 Healthcare support8.4%3.6%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.4%1.7%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving4.5%10.4%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.4%2.8%3.6%
 Personal care0.9%1.4%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support20.0%27.3%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry6.0%0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair7.8%6.1%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving23.3%19.7%13.1%
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Reviews for Alma    3 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

I have multiple friends and fraternity brothers who are from Alma and the area around it, that does not include Fort Smith. I am amazed at how well kept these people and  More

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Over 8 years ago

Alma has some of the best schools around. I have never seen a school district care so much for it's students. Not to mention the sports, dance, cheer and drama teams are  More

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Over 12 years ago

The most common response to querys about denominational identity is Baptist. There are basically three expressions of Baptist faith in the area. They are: Southern,  More

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