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Binghamton, NY vs Union Springs, AL

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- Household income in Union Springs, is 48% less than it is in Binghamton and is 237% below the National Average.
- Binghamton unemployment rate is 7.7%.
- Union Springs unemployment rate is 4.1%.
 Binghamton, NYUnion Springs, ALUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock4.1%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.5%1.6%
 Future Job Growth18.2%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$27,784  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$20,476$69,021
 Family Median Income$51,257  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Binghamton, NYUnion Springs, ALUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock40.1%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K7.2%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock23.4%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K11.2%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock5.3%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.2%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock1.3%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K10.4%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock5.3%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K3.0%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock0.0%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Binghamton, NYUnion Springs, ALUnited States
 Management, business, finance11.5%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock13.1%6.5%
 Community, social services2.4%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.0%1.2%
 Education, library11.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.9%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock2.4%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.9%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock0.0%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.1%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock4.4%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support20.4%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair4.6%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock33.2%13.1%
Reviews for Binghamton    29 Reviews

Marg · 

Very cool place with loads of popular restaurants (some award winning), hiking, winter activities/sports, fishing, boating, central location -making it SO EASY for  More

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Over 4 years ago

I can't understand the strong negativity, at least not totally. I have been here for a while now and have been (years ago). Back in the big recession there were some  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've lived in this area my whole life-all 23 years of it. Even in my lifetime about half the businesses I remember are now boarded up often with no replacements. So many  More

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Reviews for Union Springs    2 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

I moved here over 6 years ago and now run the one of the few local real estate companies, President of the Chamber of Commerce and am a member of the Planning  More

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Over 17 years ago

I moved here over 6 years ago and now run the one of the few local real estate companies, President of the Chamber of Commerce and am a member of the Planning  More

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