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Big Sandy, TN vs Dover, TN

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Highlights
- Household income in Dover, is 54% more than it is in Big Sandy and is 18% below the National Average.
- Big Sandy unemployment rate is 6.3%.
- Dover unemployment rate is 5.6%.
 Big Sandy, TNDover, TNUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock5.6%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.6%1.6%
 Future Job Growth31.4%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes9.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$19,378  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$58,500$69,021
 Family Median Income$48,047  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Big Sandy, TNDover, TNUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock17.3%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K9.5%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock8.4%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K11.1%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock5.4%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.9%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock15.5%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K15.3%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock12.7%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K0.0%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock1.5%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Big Sandy, TNDover, TNUnited States
 Management, business, finance10.4%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock4.9%6.5%
 Community, social services0.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.0%1.2%
 Education, library3.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock0.0%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology1.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock4.3%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement3.3%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock7.2%5.4%
 Building maintenance5.5%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock5.7%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support21.9%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair13.1%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock8.5%13.1%
Reviews for Big Sandy    1 Reviews

I have lived here 3+ years. Crime rate high. Up 282%. Yes that's Two Hundred Eighty-Two Percent! Even Federal crimes like witnessing my mail being stolen out of my mail  More

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Reviews for Dover    2 Reviews

Early March 2009 a song about a peaceful valley in Dover, Tennesse called "Down In Happy Holler" Written and recorded by "HeyCowBoyBob" (alias Bob Wallace) a member of  More

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Over 19 years ago

My wife and I retired here a year ago last October because we fell in love with the area. It is clean, beautiful hills and many, many recreational areas. Dover is a  More

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