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Cabot, AR vs Van Buren, AR

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Highlights
- Household income in Van Buren, is 18% less than it is in Cabot and is 34% below the National Average.
- Cabot unemployment rate is 4.3%.
- Van Buren unemployment rate is 4.3%.
 Cabot, ARVan Buren, ARUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock4.3%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-1.7%1.6%
 Future Job Growth32.4%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes9.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock6.9%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$29,945  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$51,561$69,021
 Family Median Income$80,146  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Cabot, ARVan Buren, ARUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock12.0%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K4.3%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock11.8%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K8.6%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock9.8%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K10.5%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock9.6%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K11.7%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock11.3%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K5.5%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock1.5%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Cabot, ARVan Buren, ARUnited States
 Management, business, finance12.5%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock3.8%6.5%
 Community, social services0.4%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.4%1.2%
 Education, library8.1%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock0.4%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology13.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock4.9%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.8%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock8.4%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.4%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.6%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support21.1%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair10.8%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock22.9%13.1%
Reviews for Cabot    6 Reviews

Cabot is a bedroom community of Little Rock, but also a bedroom community to LRAFB and a service and businesses community for all the smaller surrounding towns. So while  More

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Over 6 years ago

It is a good place overall. It has lots of fast food places and lots of  More

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Over 15 years ago

Very nice rural  More

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Reviews for Van Buren    2 Reviews

We moved to Arkansas (and to Van Buren) 4 years ago from the metro Houston, Texas area. We were sick of the traffic and crime that comes with living in a large city.   More

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Over 18 years ago

I don't like Arkansas. It's pretty, but the pay sucks. Taxes are very high, and so are  More

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