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Corbin, KY vs Muncie, IN

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- Household income in Muncie, is 19% less than it is in Corbin and is 88% below the National Average.
- Corbin unemployment rate is 5.4%.
- Muncie unemployment rate is 5.5%.
 Corbin, KYMuncie, INUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock5.5%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.1%1.6%
 Future Job Growth38.0%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock4.7%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$22,567  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$36,661$69,021
 Family Median Income$59,583  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Corbin, KYMuncie, INUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock20.0%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K7.3%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock15.8%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K9.6%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock8.6%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.3%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock9.6%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K7.8%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock8.0%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K2.8%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock1.4%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Corbin, KYMuncie, INUnited States
 Management, business, finance11.9%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock4.0%6.5%
 Community, social services6.4%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.1%1.2%
 Education, library11.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.9%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.2%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock2.7%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.5%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock9.4%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.8%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock3.8%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support22.1%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.4%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair4.3%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock15.7%13.1%
Reviews for Corbin    8 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

Good ole boys in a good ole  More

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Over 16 years ago

The local independent/city school Corbin Independent School Systems, is a very good system, particularly for the area. There are two nearby colleges in the surrounding  More

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Over 18 years ago

Corbin is a nice enough town to raise your kids or grandkids in, since its quiet and relatively safe of bad crimes compared to much of the rest of the USA, but if you  More

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Reviews for Muncie    10 Reviews

We moved from Chicago to Muncie and we absolutely love it. The housing prices, taxes, proximity to major cities are all hard to  More

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Over 12 years ago

Muncie offers a nice home town feel with four season  More

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Over 12 years ago

Stay away from Muncie, Indiana. The houses might be cheap, (there's a reason) but the roads are terrible, the cost of living is not any different than anywhere else. The  More

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