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Columbus, GA vs Ravenswood, WV

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- Household income in Ravenswood, is 26% less than it is in Columbus and is 86% below the National Average.
- Columbus unemployment rate is 5.3%.
- Ravenswood unemployment rate is 7.0%.
 Columbus, GARavenswood, WVUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock7.0%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.3%1.6%
 Future Job Growth31.9%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock6.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$28,523  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$37,188$69,021
 Family Median Income$66,095  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Columbus, GARavenswood, WVUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock26.5%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K4.7%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock14.4%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K9.8%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock1.5%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.1%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock5.3%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K12.4%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock10.0%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K4.4%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock3.8%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Columbus, GARavenswood, WVUnited States
 Management, business, finance13.0%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock8.9%6.5%
 Community, social services2.3%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.0%1.2%
 Education, library7.4%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock0.0%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock7.1%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.5%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock0.4%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.5%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock1.5%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support24.8%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock1.3%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair7.0%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock12.1%13.1%
Reviews for Columbus    9 Reviews

I have lived here for 6.5 years. In-town is cute with nice restaurants and sometimes music. It hasn’t realized it’s full potential though. Houses are still reasonably  More

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no,nonono NEVER MOVE HERE FOR THE LOVE OF GOD. as someone who is almost out of highschool and i can finally go to my homecountry after 10 years of begging to move, never  More

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This once beautiful and safe town is now crime ridden and trashy courtesy of Theresa Tomlinson’s 2 terms as mayor. Even if you live in the north end you are no longer  More

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Reviews for Ravenswood    3 Reviews

The Beautiful Oak Trees that surround Ravenswood High School were planted in 1961 by members of the "Civilian Conservation Corps" and several Distinguished Military  More

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As a student, I was educated in Ravenswood, West Virginia. Ravenswood is an old town, that was initially zoned as a private estate owned by the first President of the  More

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Over 16 years ago

There really isn't anything to do unless your into high school football or willing to travel a half hour or more in order to find something to do like shopping,  More

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