2025 Compare Cities Economy:
Carrollton, KY vs Brandenburg, KY

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- Household income in Brandenburg, is 9% more than it is in Carrollton and is 45% below the National Average.
- Carrollton unemployment rate is 4.8%.
- Brandenburg unemployment rate is 5.3%.
 Carrollton, KYBrandenburg, KYUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock5.3%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.5%1.6%
 Future Job Growth31.1%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$25,834  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$47,440$69,021
 Family Median Income$50,603  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Carrollton, KYBrandenburg, KYUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock14.6%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.8%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock15.1%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K10.3%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock10.3%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K11.9%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock10.6%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K10.4%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock9.3%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K2.0%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock4.3%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Carrollton, KYBrandenburg, KYUnited States
 Management, business, finance7.9%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock4.6%6.5%
 Community, social services0.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.4%1.2%
 Education, library1.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock0.7%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology0.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock0.9%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.1%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock6.0%5.4%
 Building maintenance5.7%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock1.5%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support24.5%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair14.7%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock18.0%13.1%
Reviews for Carrollton    1 Reviews

I 100% DON'T recommend you come to live nor visit  More

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Reviews for Brandenburg    2 Reviews

Meade County has some of the lowest fuel costs of any of the adjoining counties in KY and definitely cheaper than the counties in  More

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Over 18 years ago

Brandenburg is a very small country town. The High School is in the process of being remodeled this year, thank goodness. The teachers there are great & you can tell the  More

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