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Rainbow City, AL vs Oxford, MS

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Highlights
- Household income in Oxford, is 1% less than it is in Rainbow City and is 35% below the National Average.
- Rainbow City unemployment rate is 4.0%.
- Oxford unemployment rate is 4.5%.

Economy
 Rainbow City, ALOxford, MSUnited States
 Unemployment Rate4.0%4.5%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth1.3%2.2%1.6%
 Future Job Growth30.9%50.9%33.5%
 Sales Taxes9.0%7.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes5.0%5.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$31,139$32,070$37,638
 Household Income$51,765$51,096$69,021
 Family Median Income$78,258$73,429$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Rainbow City, ALOxford, MSUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K10.3%19.7%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K5.7%4.5%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K10.1%10.3%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K8.6%8.4%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K13.0%6.2%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.6%10.5%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K7.2%7.6%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K16.3%9.2%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K14.1%8.7%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K2.6%7.7%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K5.4%7.2%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Rainbow City, ALOxford, MSUnited States
 Management, business, finance11.3%14.4%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science4.4%5.6%6.5%
 Community, social services0.7%2.5%1.8%
 Legal0.3%1.6%1.2%
 Education, library7.3%12.9%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment0.8%2.5%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology9.0%8.4%6.2%
 Healthcare support2.9%2.4%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.1%2.5%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving7.1%7.9%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.5%3.2%3.6%
 Personal care1.1%2.3%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support30.3%22.6%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.0%0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair8.3%1.6%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving13.0%9.6%13.1%

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Over 3 years ago

While I know this isn’t a review, I am looking for some local insight! I am recent college graduate and looking for a fresh start to my career. I have lived in Chicago  More

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Over 16 years ago

We relocated to Oxford, MS from the Memphis, TN area. There are so many great things to say about Oxford but the low crime rate is at the top of the list! Coming from  More

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Over 17 years ago

It's not to say there is zero crime - but it's unlikely that could be said about any community. You might say it's definitely a secondary consideration in  More

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