2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Atlanta, IL vs Phoenix, AZ

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Highlights
- Household income in Phoenix, is 15% more than it is in Atlanta and is 6% below the National Average.
- Atlanta unemployment rate is 5.2%.
- Phoenix unemployment rate is 6.6%.
 Atlanta, ILPhoenix, AZUnited States
 Unemployment Rate5.2%6.6%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth0.5%3.3%1.6%
 Future Job Growth23.5%48.2%33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.8%8.6%6.2%
 Income Taxes5.0%3.4%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$28,402$33,718$37,638
 Household Income$56,513$64,927$69,021
 Family Median Income$62,163$75,683$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Atlanta, ILPhoenix, AZUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K7.0%8.4%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.1%3.5%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K11.8%8.3%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K15.1%8.9%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K7.3%9.2%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K9.5%8.0%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K14.9%10.1%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K18.0%13.5%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K10.4%15.3%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K2.1%6.8%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K1.7%8.0%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Atlanta, ILPhoenix, AZUnited States
 Management, business, finance7.6%16.2%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science2.4%6.2%6.5%
 Community, social services0.0%1.6%1.8%
 Legal0.0%1.2%1.2%
 Education, library4.1%4.4%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment0.0%2.1%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology2.9%5.5%6.2%
 Healthcare support2.5%3.0%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.9%1.7%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving1.7%5.6%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.4%5.2%3.6%
 Personal care8.6%2.4%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support27.0%22.9%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry4.9%0.3%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair7.5%9.6%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving25.6%12.2%13.1%
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As someone that has worked in Phoenix for close to 20 years now. There is great areas to eat at, great opportunities for premium small businesses to set up shop and even  More

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Phoenix is a city of potential and definitely has a bad reputation that is not completely deserved all throughout the city itself. There is tons of things to do, places  More

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Phoenix has tons of the best places to shop and eat at bar none due to it being the big city. Downtown is definitely underrated. There also is some nice new developments  More

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