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Bowling Green, KY vs Fort Smith, AR

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Highlights
- Household income in Fort Smith, is 10% more than it is in Bowling Green and is 44% below the National Average.
- Bowling Green unemployment rate is 4.7%.
- Fort Smith unemployment rate is 4.6%.

Economy
 Bowling Green, KYFort Smith, ARUnited States
 Unemployment Rate4.7%4.6%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth2.6%-1.6%1.6%
 Future Job Growth46.4%21.7%33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.0%9.8%6.2%
 Income Taxes8.4%6.9%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$26,015$30,273$37,638
 Household Income$43,633$48,033$69,021
 Family Median Income$53,400$57,910$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Bowling Green, KYFort Smith, ARUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K15.9%11.7%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K7.4%5.0%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K11.2%13.3%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K11.5%12.4%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K9.5%9.1%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.0%9.8%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K9.8%9.2%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K10.1%9.6%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K9.1%11.7%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K3.8%3.7%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K3.8%4.5%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Bowling Green, KYFort Smith, ARUnited States
 Management, business, finance11.7%14.3%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science3.4%3.9%6.5%
 Community, social services1.6%1.6%1.8%
 Legal0.8%0.7%1.2%
 Education, library5.6%5.4%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment2.1%1.1%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.6%5.7%6.2%
 Healthcare support3.0%3.7%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.5%2.0%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving8.7%5.5%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.3%4.3%3.6%
 Personal care3.3%2.1%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support22.3%21.0%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.2%0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair5.6%8.2%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving20.2%20.3%13.1%

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Reviews for Bowling Green    7 Reviews

I have lived in Bowling Green 12 years, prior to that I lived in the Terre Haute IN area. Compared to Terre Haute, my husband and I much prefer BG. The winters are much  More

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Over 6 years ago

I was born in BG 62 yrs ago. I left at 17 and returned in 2015. Compared to Texas & the west, BG is the worst. If you like sunshine (I do), it is horrible in BG.  More

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I have lived in Bowling Green for almost seven years now. I'm originally from the Oklahoma City/Moore OK area. My husband and I moved here for his job. Honestly,  More

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Reviews for Fort Smith    28 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I lived here for over a year and it SUCKS. The major grocery store is Walmart. And two other grocery stores and they are high price. One Sams Club , one target ,one  More

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Over 3 years ago

I have been here since 2005. The only good thing about Fort Smith is they have 2 Aldi locations. The cost of living might be cheaper but you also don't have renter's  More

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Over 5 years ago

Dis place lit no  More

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ZIPS IN BOWLING GREEN, KENTUCKY
42101 42104 42103 42122
ZIPS IN FORT SMITH, ARKANSAS
72903 72904 72901 72908 72916

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