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Carthage, TN vs Athens, TN

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- Household income in Athens, is 6% less than it is in Carthage and is 63% below the National Average.
- Carthage unemployment rate is 4.6%.
- Athens unemployment rate is 5.3%.
 Carthage, TNAthens, TNUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock5.3%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.3%1.6%
 Future Job Growth47.4%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes9.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$22,627  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$42,283$69,021
 Family Median Income$56,354  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Carthage, TNAthens, TNUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock20.6%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K8.0%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock6.8%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K10.0%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock10.5%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K5.7%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock8.0%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K10.6%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock10.3%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K4.0%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock3.6%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Carthage, TNAthens, TNUnited States
 Management, business, finance17.1%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock6.1%6.5%
 Community, social services0.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.4%1.2%
 Education, library4.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.8%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology12.1%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock2.5%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement3.9%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock5.2%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.2%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock5.3%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support18.4%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair10.1%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock30.4%13.1%
Reviews for Carthage    2 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

Smith County has been my home for 48 years. It is a delight to be from here. We have rivers, lakes, parks, good churches, good people, good schools. It is just an all  More

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Over 18 years ago

carthage Tn has been a wonderful surprise to us after re locating from "up north". I had been reading blogs before coming down here and at least half said that if they  More

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Reviews for Athens    2 Reviews

Hi! I live in Athens, TN but am originally from Florida. Athens, TN is a beautiful city right between Chattanooga and Knoxville. We are 2 hours from Atlanta, GA,   More

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Over 14 years ago

i thnik it is fine the way it  More

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