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Benton, TN vs Akron, OH

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Highlights
- Household income in Akron, is 7% more than it is in Benton and is 64% below the National Average.
- Benton unemployment rate is 5.2%.
- Akron unemployment rate is 6.9%.
 Benton, TNAkron, OHUnited States
 Unemployment Rate5.2%6.9%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth1.6%0.8%1.6%
 Future Job Growth32.9%26.2%33.5%
 Sales Taxes9.3%6.8%6.2%
 Income Taxes0.0%5.6%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$22,643$26,064$37,638
 Household Income$39,474$42,129$69,021
 Family Median Income$64,444$53,992$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Benton, TNAkron, OHUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K18.8%17.6%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K11.7%6.0%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K10.5%11.9%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K9.8%11.6%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K7.1%9.6%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K5.3%8.0%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K9.0%10.5%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K10.3%11.3%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K14.4%8.9%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K1.6%2.6%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K1.6%2.0%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Benton, TNAkron, OHUnited States
 Management, business, finance4.6%11.6%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science1.1%4.5%6.5%
 Community, social services0.4%1.8%1.8%
 Legal0.6%0.8%1.2%
 Education, library4.2%4.0%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment0.7%1.6%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology9.5%4.9%6.2%
 Healthcare support8.6%5.6%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.3%1.4%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving0.4%9.1%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.4%4.0%3.6%
 Personal care2.4%2.1%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support15.2%23.0%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.0%0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair13.9%6.5%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving32.7%19.1%13.1%
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Reviews for Akron    31 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I grew up and lived in Akron, OH for a majority of my life, with the exception of living in Panama City, FL for 8 years. The town is pretty decent, affordable utilities,  More

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Over 3 years ago

This area is completely run down. Ghetto with a capital  More

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My goodness, I had to create an account to counterbalance all the negative people. I grew up in Ellet, went to an Akron Public School, graduated with a bachelor's from  More

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