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Battle Creek, MI vs Plains, GA

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Highlights
- Household income in Plains, is 26% less than it is in Battle Creek and is 105% below the National Average.
- Battle Creek unemployment rate is 7.5%.
- Plains unemployment rate is 5.8%.
 Battle Creek, MIPlains, GAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock5.8%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.6%1.6%
 Future Job Growth21.5%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.8%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$26,680  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$33,604$69,021
 Family Median Income$62,989  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Battle Creek, MIPlains, GAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock11.8%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K5.0%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock12.2%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K12.0%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock3.8%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.0%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock1.7%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K10.6%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock5.1%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K4.7%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock0.8%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Battle Creek, MIPlains, GAUnited States
 Management, business, finance12.7%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock0.0%6.5%
 Community, social services2.2%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock3.1%1.2%
 Education, library4.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock0.0%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology4.4%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock0.0%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.6%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock0.0%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.7%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock0.0%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support19.7%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock1.6%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair5.3%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock63.9%13.1%
Reviews for Battle Creek    11 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

you need to really pay attention to the neighborhood you select. There are some great older neighborhoods with fantastic houses in the city, but those might only be one  More

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Over 13 years ago

Battle Creek is moderately ok in the summer months but any other time it is cold or cloudy and unpleasant. You better have warm clothes to survive the cold winter that  More

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Over 16 years ago

Battle Creek is a great place to raise a family. Sometimes hard to get people to move here but once here nobody wants to leave. Summers are absolutely beautiful. Yes  More

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