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Athens-Clarke County, GA vs Suwanee, GA

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Highlights
- Household income in Suwanee, is 128% more than it is in Athens-Clarke County and is 30% above the National Average.
- Athens-Clarke County unemployment rate is 3.9%.
- Suwanee unemployment rate is 3.6%.
 Athens-Clarke County, GASuwanee, GAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate3.9%3.6%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth4.0%2.9%1.6%
 Future Job Growth49.4%46.7%33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.0%6.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes5.8%5.8%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$27,194$47,854$37,638
 Household Income$43,466$99,022$69,021
 Family Median Income$68,447$108,685$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Athens-Clarke County, GASuwanee, GAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K17.8%5.8%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K6.3%3.0%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K11.9%1.9%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K10.6%6.3%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K8.6%6.4%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.7%5.1%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K7.7%11.6%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K9.2%10.2%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K11.3%20.0%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K4.5%8.3%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K4.3%21.4%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Athens-Clarke County, GASuwanee, GAUnited States
 Management, business, finance12.7%29.1%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science7.1%11.2%6.5%
 Community, social services1.9%1.4%1.8%
 Legal1.0%4.2%1.2%
 Education, library14.0%6.4%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment3.3%2.8%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.1%2.2%6.2%
 Healthcare support2.8%1.4%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.4%3.1%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving9.0%4.5%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.3%2.9%3.6%
 Personal care2.7%3.3%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support17.9%19.2%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.4%0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair4.5%2.2%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving13.0%6.0%13.1%
Reviews for Athens-Clarke County    27 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

Athens is really a jewel hidden in & of itself. This place had so much stuff; it's constantly changing. They have city transit. They're expanding the highway and  More

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I absolutely love Athens, Ga. I grew up traveling the world, the first place that I have ever lived in for more than 5 years in a row was Athens, Ga. I cam here in 96  More

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The "Old South" is alive and well, thing about Baptists is they look like real people. Also come late Spring several religious groups feel they have the right to knock  More

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Reviews for Suwanee    8 Reviews

I’ve lived here for 7 years. It is by far the best place to raise a family. So many things to do. Most people in our neighborhood have children. Schools are great.   More

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Over 12 years ago

We moved to Suwanee 7 months ago. Suwanee is a great town to live in. Great schools, low crime (for Atlanta area), convenient to many shopping areas nearby. The Towne  More

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Over 14 years ago

Suwanee has some of the best schools in the state of  More

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