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Atchison, KS vs Forrest City, AR

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- Household income in Forrest City, is 32% less than it is in Atchison and is 108% below the National Average.
- Atchison unemployment rate is 4.5%.
- Forrest City unemployment rate is 7.3%.
 Atchison, KSForrest City, ARUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock7.3%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-2.3%1.6%
 Future Job Growth12.9%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock6.9%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$22,595  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$33,229$69,021
 Family Median Income$63,634  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Atchison, KSForrest City, ARUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock22.9%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K6.0%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock14.0%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K12.0%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock14.0%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.1%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock3.5%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K14.8%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock3.7%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K2.6%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock2.3%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Atchison, KSForrest City, ARUnited States
 Management, business, finance9.6%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock1.8%6.5%
 Community, social services1.2%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.7%1.2%
 Education, library8.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock0.5%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock7.5%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement3.5%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock4.1%5.4%
 Building maintenance5.7%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock3.4%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support19.2%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock2.3%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair6.9%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock23.9%13.1%
Reviews for Atchison    2 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Great Place to live! Story-book!  More

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A wonderful example of a town forcefully driven without a purpose. Set up as a perfect sleeper suburb of Kansas City, they have sabotaged themselves with short-sighted  More

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Reviews for Forrest City    2 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

I have traveled a lot and this place is by far the worst I have ever been I will drive 5 hours out of my way to avoid having to even look at that dump. Save yourself  More

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Over 13 years ago

I think it may be worse than your stats here  More

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