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Athens-Clarke County, GA vs Abbeville, GA

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- Household income in Abbeville, is 50% less than it is in Athens-Clarke County and is 217% below the National Average.
- Athens-Clarke County unemployment rate is 3.9%.
- Abbeville unemployment rate is 4.5%.
 Athens-Clarke County, GAAbbeville, GAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock4.5%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.9%1.6%
 Future Job Growth49.4%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.8%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$27,194  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$21,771$69,021
 Family Median Income$68,447  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Athens-Clarke County, GAAbbeville, GAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock24.5%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K6.3%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock14.1%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K10.6%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock16.0%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.7%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock3.3%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K9.2%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock0.0%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K4.5%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock1.1%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Athens-Clarke County, GAAbbeville, GAUnited States
 Management, business, finance12.7%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock0.0%6.5%
 Community, social services1.9%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.0%1.2%
 Education, library14.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock0.7%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.1%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock10.8%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.4%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock0.0%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.3%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.2%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support17.9%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.4%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair4.5%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock55.9%13.1%
Reviews for Athens-Clarke County    27 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Athens is really a jewel hidden in & of itself. This place had so much stuff; it's constantly changing. They have city transit. They're expanding the highway and  More

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I absolutely love Athens, Ga. I grew up traveling the world, the first place that I have ever lived in for more than 5 years in a row was Athens, Ga. I cam here in 96  More

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The "Old South" is alive and well, thing about Baptists is they look like real people. Also come late Spring several religious groups feel they have the right to knock  More

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Reviews for Abbeville    1 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

One of the things I really like about living in the Atlanta area is the climate. Yes, it can be hot and humid in the summers but not unbearably so, in my opinion. There  More

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