2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Rochester, MN vs Macon, GA

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Highlights
- Household income in Macon, is 13% less than it is in Rochester and is 29,211% below the National Average.
- Rochester unemployment rate is 3.6%.
- Macon unemployment rate is 6.0%.
 Rochester, MNUnited States, GA
 Unemployment Rate3.6%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth0.4%1.6%
 Future Job Growth34.7%33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.1%6.2%
 Income Taxes7.1%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$43,827$37,638
 Household Income$79,159$69,021
 Family Median Income$101,963$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Rochester, MNMacon, GA
 Income Less Than 15K6.9%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.4%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K5.6%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K6.0%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K7.5%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.6%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K11.4%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K13.9%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K18.8%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K9.4%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K10.5%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Rochester, MNMacon, GA
 Management, business, finance13.1%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science10.5%6.5%
 Community, social services2.2%1.8%
 Legal0.6%1.2%
 Education, library6.8%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment2.3%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology18.6%6.2%
 Healthcare support4.6%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.8%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving5.4%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.1%3.6%
 Personal care2.4%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support16.4%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.2%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair4.8%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving8.4%13.1%
Reviews for Rochester    31 Reviews

Roch (and Minnesota) is a great place IF you live off the govt dole; subsidize undesirable things (through generous welfare benefits, lax law enforcement and sentences,  More

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Rochester is very vanilla. As a progressive, this place is not good. The area leans conservative and you'll see Trump signs everywhere... so that tells you the type of  More

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Over 4 years ago

I moved here over 20 years ago from California and I was in shock for the first couple of years that people actually lived in such a cold climate! Winter starts around  More

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Reviews for Macon    23 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

Macon is great, the thing I like about Macon is it's just an extension of Atlanta, like you wouldn't know the difference. The politics are the same, the people are the  More

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I moved to Macon seven years ago and have found the people to be welcoming, the restaurants wonderful, the downtown vibrant and so many activities to get involved with.   More

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Over 3 years ago

Macon is a perfect example of what Southern whites most feared in the 50-60s when there was the big push to bus blacks in to vote. The expected disaster occurred and is  More

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