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Brooksville, FL vs Columbus, MS

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- Household income in Columbus, is 2% less than it is in Brooksville and is 100% below the National Average.
- Brooksville unemployment rate is 5.8%.
- Columbus unemployment rate is 7.4%.
 Brooksville, FLColumbus, MSUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock7.4%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-0.3%1.6%
 Future Job Growth42.4%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$28,138  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$34,488$69,021
 Family Median Income$46,750  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Brooksville, FLColumbus, MSUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock25.2%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K7.3%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock8.4%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K15.8%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock9.3%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.9%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock9.0%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K7.6%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock8.3%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K3.2%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock2.9%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Brooksville, FLColumbus, MSUnited States
 Management, business, finance9.6%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock2.4%6.5%
 Community, social services1.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.1%1.2%
 Education, library6.2%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.0%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.9%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock2.3%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement3.6%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock10.3%5.4%
 Building maintenance5.4%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.3%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support28.1%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair9.2%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock19.4%13.1%
Reviews for Brooksville    4 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

I retired to Brooksville 5 years ago and I love it. It is clean, peaceful and friendly. I have joined several organizations and made many interesting and helpful  More

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Over 18 years ago

there might as well not be a bus system. They dont run after 5 pm on weekdays,and not at all on  More

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Over 19 years ago

we are at retirement age and can no longer afford to reside in florida. between the taxes and homeowner's insurance it has priced us out of the market. we will not be  More

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Reviews for Columbus    8 Reviews

Born and rased in Columbus, MS and I love MY City!!! Shopping is not as good as larger cities but you can find some Great shopping places for good prices. Dinning... We  More

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Over 15 years ago

I've lived in Columbus for a little while, having moved from a larger metro. If not for the lack of quality entertainment, the low general quality of people, the  More

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Over 17 years ago

I had the misfortunate of being born in Columbus,MS. I hated it my whole life and couldn't wait to get out of it. I left as soon as I was old enough to get married. I  More

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