2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Cookeville, TN vs Jackson, WY

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- Household income in Jackson, is 91% more than it is in Cookeville and is 17% above the National Average.
- Cookeville unemployment rate is 5.4%.
- Jackson unemployment rate is 4.2%.
 Cookeville, TNJackson, WYUnited States
 Unemployment Rate5.4%4.2%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth1.6%-1.6%1.6%
 Future Job Growth42.3%34.2%33.5%
 Sales Taxes9.8%6.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes0.0%0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$24,691$47,848$37,638
 Household Income$43,611$83,289$69,021
 Family Median Income$63,425$101,080$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Cookeville, TNJackson, WYUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K16.4%4.4%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K9.3%1.5%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K9.1%5.6%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K10.2%10.3%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K11.7%3.6%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.8%7.8%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K8.1%11.6%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K8.4%14.5%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K9.9%20.2%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K4.5%11.8%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K3.3%8.8%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Cookeville, TNJackson, WYUnited States
 Management, business, finance11.7%23.5%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science5.7%4.3%6.5%
 Community, social services2.5%2.9%1.8%
 Legal0.7%0.8%1.2%
 Education, library7.6%4.6%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment2.7%4.7%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.7%4.0%6.2%
 Healthcare support2.2%1.4%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.8%2.4%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving10.4%5.9%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.6%6.5%3.6%
 Personal care4.3%5.9%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support21.9%19.0%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.2%0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair3.9%7.3%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving16.2%6.9%13.1%
Reviews for Cookeville    12 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I lived in Cookeville for around 7 years non consecutively. Don’t expect to go on a walk here. Sidewalks are fairly abundant but they are not well maintained and there  More

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My wife and I both moved here to work for state government. Other people are right, the pay is awful, hovering around $28k for people with masters and doctorates. Rental  More

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Been here for 4-5 years now, crime is on the rise and pay is stagnant, don't look for much over 28k a year in gross income here. Lots of areas are getting metro  More

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Reviews for Jackson    13 Reviews

I live in Jackson and I can tell you for sure it sucks. I'm currently a student in college so I don't bring in any income but my husband makes about 200,000 a year.....  More

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Over 3 years ago

What a rip-off!!! I had wanted to see Jackson, Wy for many years and found it to be very snooty. The motels were outrageously expensive. The entire city is  More

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Jackson, like so many other wealthy towns, is composed of the wealthy who made their money elsewhere and those who serve them. Those who serve are actually pretty nice  More

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