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Clarksdale, MS vs Crossville, TN

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- Household income in Crossville, is 33% more than it is in Clarksdale and is 70% below the National Average.
- Clarksdale unemployment rate is 10.1%.
- Crossville unemployment rate is 6.6%.
 Clarksdale, MSCrossville, TNUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock6.6%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock2.7%1.6%
 Future Job Growth12.4%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$19,299  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$40,708$69,021
 Family Median Income$38,498  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Clarksdale, MSCrossville, TNUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock21.1%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K8.8%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock9.6%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K11.9%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock9.0%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K5.2%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock8.4%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K10.7%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock9.2%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K1.9%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock1.8%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Clarksdale, MSCrossville, TNUnited States
 Management, business, finance10.8%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock2.7%6.5%
 Community, social services2.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.3%1.2%
 Education, library9.2%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.4%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology8.4%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock5.2%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement3.4%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock10.9%5.4%
 Building maintenance6.5%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock0.8%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support18.2%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair4.8%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock28.0%13.1%
Reviews for Clarksdale    3 Reviews

I grew up in Clarksdale and moved out of state my junior year of high school. My family had been in and around the area for generations. It is sad to see what has  More

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I'm from California and I loved funky Clarksdale. The folks there are so friendly and curious about where you're from, what you do, and what you think of Clarksdale.  More

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Over 18 years ago

Clarksdale is a small town of about 20,000. Our economy is agricultural to a large extent. We have a tremendous amount of tourism based on our blues tradition which is  More

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Reviews for Crossville    6 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

We moved to Crossville because that is where God guided us. The people are very kind and very sweet the peace and quite is amazing we Love it here.  More

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Over 8 years ago

Checking crime rates and WOW! Don't think I've ever seen them ranked that high for both property and violent. Not even in California. Sad. You'd think a little mountain  More

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Over 8 years ago

First came to Crossville in the 1970s. Back then it was a cute little town. It's gone way downhill since then. Alarmingly high crime rate. The city council is run  More

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