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Buckeye, AZ vs Jonesboro, AR

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- Household income in Jonesboro, is 42% less than it is in Buckeye and is 41% below the National Average.
- Buckeye unemployment rate is 8.4%.
- Jonesboro unemployment rate is 4.1%.
 Buckeye, AZJonesboro, ARUnited States
 Unemployment Rate8.4%4.1%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth3.3%0.7%1.6%
 Future Job Growth48.4%40.6%33.5%
 Sales Taxes9.3%8.5%6.2%
 Income Taxes3.4%6.9%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$28,280$28,787$37,638
 Household Income$84,568$48,901$69,021
 Family Median Income$86,985$64,398$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Buckeye, AZJonesboro, ARUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K3.9%13.7%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.0%5.4%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K4.6%11.0%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K5.3%11.9%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K6.7%8.6%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.9%8.0%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K12.6%8.4%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K17.2%10.7%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K23.2%12.8%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K9.4%3.9%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K6.2%5.6%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Buckeye, AZJonesboro, ARUnited States
 Management, business, finance14.6%12.3%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science4.1%2.4%6.5%
 Community, social services1.6%1.2%1.8%
 Legal0.1%1.0%1.2%
 Education, library5.9%8.2%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment1.1%1.9%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.3%9.5%6.2%
 Healthcare support2.2%3.0%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement3.5%2.2%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving4.6%6.5%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.6%4.8%3.6%
 Personal care2.8%3.5%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support23.6%22.4%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.3%0.6%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair12.7%6.7%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving14.1%14.0%13.1%
Reviews for Buckeye    18 Reviews

I have visited Buckeye and it is amazing how it has transformed over the last 5 years along with other parts of the parts of the West and Central Arizona becoming fast  More

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Over 2 years ago

I have lived here three years. I live just north of the I-10 in the Sierra Highland neighborhood, just down the street from the Skyline Regional Park. There are pros and  More

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Amazing place to live! You get the feel of freedom again. Lots of amazing restaurants to eat at near by. Tons of awesome sport bars near by too. Growth is rapid and you  More

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Reviews for Jonesboro    18 Reviews

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I have lived in Jonesboro for 25 years and have enjoyed seeing the economic growth of this community. My children are able to attend a great public school and my wife  More

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Over 4 years ago

Yikes, this is one of those places that used to have sundown town policies in place well into the 20th century. Welcome to the conservative, baptist South.  More

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Ashamed of Jonesboro! I was born and raised there back in the late 70's and 80's We never heard of killings, not much of drugs, we were able to play outside, Nettleton  More

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