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Benham, KY vs Cumberland, KY

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- Household income in Cumberland, is 45% less than it is in Benham and is 189% below the National Average.
- Benham unemployment rate is 9.4%.
- Cumberland unemployment rate is 9.4%.
 Benham, KYCumberland, KYUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock9.4%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-0.1%1.6%
 Future Job Growth10.0%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$18,849  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$23,894$69,021
 Family Median Income$46,282  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Benham, KYCumberland, KYUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock28.8%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.2%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock11.9%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K20.5%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock9.6%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.2%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock7.3%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K2.6%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock2.9%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K0.0%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock0.5%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Benham, KYCumberland, KYUnited States
 Management, business, finance11.2%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock13.7%6.5%
 Community, social services2.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.1%1.2%
 Education, library4.1%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock0.0%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology0.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock10.4%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.0%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock13.9%5.4%
 Building maintenance0.0%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock3.6%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support31.0%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair15.2%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock5.7%13.1%
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Reviews for Cumberland    1 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

Alot of the coal miners have been laid off their jobs in August 2015, and the folks just don't know how to get along financially now. It is a real hardship when 1/2 the  More

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