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Texarkana, AR vs Bowling Green, KY

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Highlights
- Household income in Bowling Green, is 0% more than it is in Texarkana and is 58% below the National Average.
- Texarkana unemployment rate is 6.6%.
- Bowling Green unemployment rate is 4.7%.

Economy
 Texarkana, ARBowling Green, KYUnited States
 Unemployment Rate6.6%4.7%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth-0.8%2.6%1.6%
 Future Job Growth21.7%46.4%33.5%
 Sales Taxes10.3%6.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes6.9%8.4%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$26,313$26,015$37,638
 Household Income$43,625$43,633$69,021
 Family Median Income$53,506$53,400$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Texarkana, ARBowling Green, KYUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K17.7%15.9%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K5.7%7.4%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K12.5%11.2%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K9.7%11.5%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K10.8%9.5%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.0%8.0%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K8.2%9.8%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K8.2%10.1%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K13.8%9.1%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K3.6%3.8%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K2.7%3.8%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Texarkana, ARBowling Green, KYUnited States
 Management, business, finance12.1%11.7%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science3.1%3.4%6.5%
 Community, social services1.9%1.6%1.8%
 Legal1.2%0.8%1.2%
 Education, library6.1%5.6%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment1.4%2.1%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology7.0%5.6%6.2%
 Healthcare support3.2%3.0%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement3.0%1.5%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving5.6%8.7%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.1%4.3%3.6%
 Personal care1.2%3.3%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support22.6%22.3%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.2%0.2%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair6.8%5.6%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving20.5%20.2%13.1%

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Reviews for Texarkana    5 Reviews

While Texarkana, Texas can look relatively neat in places, the "Arkansas side" is another story. The majority of this community is infested with crime, homelessness,  More

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What does it mean? Nice people? Nice roads? Bull!!! People in this city don't even say thank you when you give them a favor. Therefore, they are barely say thank  More

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Over 15 years ago

I am thinking of taking a position in Texarkana and wanted some honest feedback from working professionals in the area. I am college educated in mechanical engineering.  More

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Reviews for Bowling Green    7 Reviews

I have lived in Bowling Green 12 years, prior to that I lived in the Terre Haute IN area. Compared to Terre Haute, my husband and I much prefer BG. The winters are much  More

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Over 6 years ago

I was born in BG 62 yrs ago. I left at 17 and returned in 2015. Compared to Texas & the west, BG is the worst. If you like sunshine (I do), it is horrible in BG.  More

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I have lived in Bowling Green for almost seven years now. I'm originally from the Oklahoma City/Moore OK area. My husband and I moved here for his job. Honestly,  More

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ZIPS IN TEXARKANA, ARKANSAS
71854
ZIPS IN BOWLING GREEN, KENTUCKY
42101 42104 42103 42122

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