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Anderson, IN vs Macon, GA

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Highlights
- Household income in Macon, is 70% more than it is in Anderson and is 29,211% below the National Average.
- Anderson unemployment rate is 6.8%.
- Macon unemployment rate is 6.0%.
 Anderson, INUnited States, GA
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.6%
 Future Job Growth34.8%  Unlock
 Sales Taxes7.0%  Unlock
 Income Taxes  Unlock4.6%
 Income per Cap.$24,597  Unlock
 Household Income  Unlock$69,021
 Family Median Income$53,800  Unlock
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 Est. Households By Income
 Anderson, INMacon, GA
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K6.6%  Unlock
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K12.3%  Unlock
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.6%  Unlock
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K9.6%  Unlock
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K2.5%  Unlock
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Anderson, INMacon, GA
 Management, business, finance8.8%  Unlock
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock6.5%
 Community, social services2.2%  Unlock
 Legal  Unlock1.2%
 Education, library3.6%  Unlock
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology4.5%  Unlock
 Healthcare support  Unlock3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.0%  Unlock
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock5.4%
 Building maintenance6.1%  Unlock
 Personal care  Unlock2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support21.5%  Unlock
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair9.4%  Unlock
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock13.1%
Reviews for Anderson    6 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

Seems to check all the boxes for retirement. Housing appears to be affordable and is close to a large city  More

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This city has had it's problems, as many of the Whiners & Moaners making comments here have written. So What! There are probably a thousand cities in the USA today with  More

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Over 14 years ago

Anderson lost thousands of jobs from the auto industry which resulted in many vacant houses. Combine that with the housing bubble popping and the result is very  More

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Reviews for Macon    23 Reviews

Over 2 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 4 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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