2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Vicksburg, MS vs Purvis, MS

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Highlights
- Household income in Purvis, is 12% less than it is in Vicksburg and is 106% below the National Average.
- Vicksburg unemployment rate is 8.5%.
- Purvis unemployment rate is 4.5%.
 Vicksburg, MSPurvis, MSUnited States
 Unemployment Rate8.5%4.5%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth1.8%1.2%1.6%
 Future Job Growth24.1%38.3%33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.0%7.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes5.0%5.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$25,201$22,287$37,638
 Household Income$37,995$33,568$69,021
 Family Median Income$50,947$59,052$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Vicksburg, MSPurvis, MSUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K20.6%17.0%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K8.1%8.7%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K12.0%18.1%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K10.8%12.0%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K9.4%5.3%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.7%5.9%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K7.3%7.5%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K6.2%7.1%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K10.7%10.7%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K3.7%3.8%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K3.6%4.0%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Vicksburg, MSPurvis, MSUnited States
 Management, business, finance11.9%3.1%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science4.5%2.5%6.5%
 Community, social services1.5%4.8%1.8%
 Legal1.4%1.2%1.2%
 Education, library8.5%11.6%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment1.1%1.5%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology7.4%3.1%6.2%
 Healthcare support2.3%2.0%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement3.6%1.5%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving6.4%14.9%5.4%
 Building maintenance7.1%0.0%3.6%
 Personal care3.0%0.0%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support15.8%21.3%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.7%0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair8.2%17.7%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving16.7%14.8%13.1%
Reviews for Vicksburg    8 Reviews

I was born and raised in Vicksburg. I left for a town 25 miles south in 2015. Vicksburg was a great city when I was coming up. However, in the past 15 to so years, it  More

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Over 14 years ago

Nice People..Rich Culture....Just a great place to  More

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My son was attacked by two teenage thugs when he stopped in Vicksburg to do some laundry, find something to eat and recharge batteries for his electronics. Jake, my  More

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