2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Cartersville, GA vs Cookeville, TN

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Highlights
- Household income in Cookeville, is 30% less than it is in Cartersville and is 58% below the National Average.
- Cartersville unemployment rate is 3.7%.
- Cookeville unemployment rate is 5.4%.
 Cartersville, GACookeville, TNUnited States
 Unemployment Rate3.7%5.4%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth2.9%1.6%1.6%
 Future Job Growth45.9%42.3%33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.0%9.8%6.2%
 Income Taxes5.8%0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$32,625$24,691$37,638
 Household Income$62,510$43,611$69,021
 Family Median Income$75,786$63,425$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Cartersville, GACookeville, TNUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K10.8%16.4%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K4.3%9.3%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K7.9%9.1%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K9.3%10.2%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K9.9%11.7%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K4.9%8.8%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K14.9%8.1%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K12.9%8.4%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K11.8%9.9%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K5.0%4.5%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K8.2%3.3%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Cartersville, GACookeville, TNUnited States
 Management, business, finance12.8%11.7%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science3.6%5.7%6.5%
 Community, social services1.1%2.5%1.8%
 Legal1.2%0.7%1.2%
 Education, library6.0%7.6%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment1.1%2.7%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology3.3%5.7%6.2%
 Healthcare support8.3%2.2%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.4%0.8%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving3.6%10.4%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.1%3.6%3.6%
 Personal care0.7%4.3%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support21.8%21.9%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.3%0.2%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair9.6%3.9%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving22.8%16.2%13.1%
Reviews for Cartersville    4 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

The one important thing i didn't know when moving to Cartersville 11 years ago is the coal plant on the west side of town. The town smells of sulfur and chemicals. Only  More

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Over 12 years ago

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Over 13 years ago

My city is small, friendly and cheap. There is a lot to do here. There is the new Tellus museum, local art and cultural museums. You're not too far from Tennessee,  More

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Reviews for Cookeville    12 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I lived in Cookeville for around 7 years non consecutively. Don’t expect to go on a walk here. Sidewalks are fairly abundant but they are not well maintained and there  More

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My wife and I both moved here to work for state government. Other people are right, the pay is awful, hovering around $28k for people with masters and doctorates. Rental  More

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Been here for 4-5 years now, crime is on the rise and pay is stagnant, don't look for much over 28k a year in gross income here. Lots of areas are getting metro  More

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