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Akron, OH vs Corning, NY

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Highlights
- Household income in Corning, is 26% more than it is in Akron and is 30% below the National Average.
- Akron unemployment rate is 6.9%.
- Corning unemployment rate is 6.7%.

Economy
 Akron, OHCorning, NYUnited States
 Unemployment Rate6.9%6.7%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth0.8%0.3%1.6%
 Future Job Growth26.2%20.1%33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.8%8.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes5.6%6.2%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$26,064$38,716$37,638
 Household Income$42,129$53,269$69,021
 Family Median Income$53,992$87,973$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Akron, OHCorning, NYUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K17.6%13.6%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K6.0%6.1%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K11.9%11.7%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K11.6%8.1%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K9.6%8.2%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.0%6.2%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K10.5%7.7%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K11.3%11.6%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K8.9%17.1%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K2.6%4.7%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K2.0%5.0%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Akron, OHCorning, NYUnited States
 Management, business, finance11.6%15.1%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science4.5%14.6%6.5%
 Community, social services1.8%3.4%1.8%
 Legal0.8%1.2%1.2%
 Education, library4.0%9.2%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment1.6%0.6%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology4.9%7.5%6.2%
 Healthcare support5.6%2.2%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.4%1.2%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving9.1%5.7%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.0%2.4%3.6%
 Personal care2.1%2.0%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support23.0%18.6%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.0%0.3%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair6.5%3.4%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving19.1%12.7%13.1%

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Reviews for Akron    31 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I grew up and lived in Akron, OH for a majority of my life, with the exception of living in Panama City, FL for 8 years. The town is pretty decent, affordable utilities,  More

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Over 3 years ago

This area is completely run down. Ghetto with a capital  More

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My goodness, I had to create an account to counterbalance all the negative people. I grew up in Ellet, went to an Akron Public School, graduated with a bachelor's from  More

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Reviews for Corning    4 Reviews

Corning NY is a scenic town and one that I enjoy living in. I graduated from college an hour west of Corning so friends and I frequented Corning often. It is a nice  More

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Over 14 years ago

Corning is a nice area in which to live. Unfortunately for me, I am single and the taxes are too high. I am sick of all the salt they put on the roads in winter. For  More

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Over 15 years ago

I have been in Corning for almost a year and I am counting the days until I can go home to Georgia! The people are rude and arrogant. The schools are way over  More

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ZIPS IN AKRON, OHIO
44312, 44310, 44313, 44305, 44306, 44320, 44314, 44301, 44311, 44303, 14 total
ZIPS IN CORNING, NEW YORK
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