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Blue Ridge, AL vs Pearl, MS

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- Household income in Pearl, is 50% less than it is in Blue Ridge and is 26% below the National Average.
- Blue Ridge unemployment rate is 2.7%.
- Pearl unemployment rate is 4.4%.
 Blue Ridge, ALPearl, MSUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock4.4%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.0%1.6%
 Future Job Growth32.8%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes5.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$49,493  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$54,615$69,021
 Family Median Income$111,538  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Blue Ridge, ALPearl, MSUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock5.8%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.3%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock11.9%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K2.2%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock12.2%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.8%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock10.9%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K11.6%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock14.1%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K16.8%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock1.5%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Blue Ridge, ALPearl, MSUnited States
 Management, business, finance21.7%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock5.5%6.5%
 Community, social services0.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.8%1.2%
 Education, library2.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.0%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology14.2%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock2.5%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.6%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock5.4%5.4%
 Building maintenance0.0%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock1.9%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support27.3%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair11.5%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock14.7%13.1%
Reviews for Blue Ridge    1 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

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Reviews for Pearl    1 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

In my opinion, Rankin County needs to catch up with the times. It is 2010, get off of this prejudice, white robe, peckerwood BS!!! I watched my husband be carried away  More

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