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Athens-Clarke County, GA vs Waynesboro, VA

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- Household income in Waynesboro, is 9% more than it is in Athens-Clarke County and is 46% below the National Average.
- Athens-Clarke County unemployment rate is 3.9%.
- Waynesboro unemployment rate is 5.5%.
 Athens-Clarke County, GAWaynesboro, VAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock5.5%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock2.1%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$47,238$69,021
 Family Median Income$68,447  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Athens-Clarke County, GAWaynesboro, VAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock13.4%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K6.3%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock13.4%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K10.6%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock9.0%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.7%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock8.4%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K9.2%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock9.5%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K4.5%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock3.0%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Athens-Clarke County, GAWaynesboro, VAUnited States
 Management, business, finance12.7%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock3.7%6.5%
 Community, social services1.9%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.6%1.2%
 Education, library14.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.8%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.1%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock2.9%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.4%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock4.1%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.3%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock3.6%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support17.9%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair4.5%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock19.8%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 Waynesboro    5 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Thinking of living in Waynesboro. Really nice, friendly people and a great City to live in as long as you plan to stay. You'll be penalized for living there any time  More

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Don't know why it was given top ratings. Worse place ever!!!! They do not hire people over 40 and they claim to be veteran friendly but they aren't. I retired from the  More

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Over 6 years ago

Waynesboro is horrible dont move here! I been here unfortunately all my life im 29. People here suck old ppl scared to do the speed limit so traffic is jammed up during  More

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