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Martinsville, VA vs Jonesboro, GA

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- Household income in Jonesboro, is 16% less than it is in Martinsville and is 122% below the National Average.
- Martinsville unemployment rate is 9.1%.
- Jonesboro unemployment rate is 6.8%.

Economy
 Martinsville, VAJonesboro, GAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate9.1%6.8%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth1.1%2.9%1.6%
 Future Job Growth24.3%46.1%33.5%
 Sales Taxes5.3%8.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes5.8%5.8%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$23,592$20,093$37,638
 Household Income$36,832$31,033$69,021
 Family Median Income$47,019$37,031$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Martinsville, VAJonesboro, GAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K16.4%27.0%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K9.7%7.6%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K15.5%13.0%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K11.6%12.6%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K8.8%6.7%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.2%9.8%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K7.8%5.2%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K9.1%7.1%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K6.9%5.8%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K2.9%0.3%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K3.1%4.9%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Martinsville, VAJonesboro, GAUnited States
 Management, business, finance9.5%4.2%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science4.1%0.9%6.5%
 Community, social services1.7%0.0%1.8%
 Legal0.2%0.0%1.2%
 Education, library6.1%4.4%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment0.7%0.0%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.8%0.2%6.2%
 Healthcare support5.8%8.3%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.5%2.1%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving2.2%10.7%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.9%6.0%3.6%
 Personal care3.2%7.7%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support22.2%18.6%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.1%0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair5.0%13.5%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving25.9%23.3%13.1%

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Reviews for Martinsville    3 Reviews

I've lived here almost 40 years and taught economics in the local community college. Ideally situated between Greensboro NC and Roanoke VA. Low housing prices, crime  More

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Over 12 years ago

We are lucky if we get one snowfall that covers the ground and stays for 1-2 days. Winters are mild with beautiful spring and fall weather. The summers are great but  More

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Over 14 years ago

Boring! Nothing to do, nowhere to go, very scarce on jobs........need I say  More

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Reviews for Jonesboro    4 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

I moved to Jonesboro from Plantation, Florida. Jonesboro is like any other town within a big city. The area that I came from in Florida is ft. lauderdale. There were  More

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Jonesboro has changed a lot in the past 8 years. It's the type of place you might raise kids if you just left a city like Oakland or Detroit. The food scene is  More

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The crime rate has increased here, but it has everywhere in the Atlanta metro area. Marvin has put his comments in every section. He has  More

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