2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Cumming, GA vs Augusta, GA

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Highlights
- Household income in Augusta, is 27% less than it is in Cumming and is 50% below the National Average.
- Cumming unemployment rate is 2.5%.
- Augusta unemployment rate is 5.2%.
 Cumming, GAAugusta, GAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate2.5%5.2%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth2.9%3.5%1.6%
 Future Job Growth53.3%38.5%33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.0%8.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes5.8%5.8%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$33,151$25,894$37,638
 Household Income$63,438$46,108$69,021
 Family Median Income$87,656$55,408$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Cumming, GAAugusta, GAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K6.8%15.5%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K9.2%6.5%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K9.1%12.4%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K8.7%9.7%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K11.2%8.6%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K4.4%8.7%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K4.2%10.0%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K13.5%11.8%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K19.0%9.6%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K6.6%3.7%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K7.3%3.4%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Cumming, GAAugusta, GAUnited States
 Management, business, finance10.5%10.2%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science14.5%4.5%6.5%
 Community, social services1.0%2.0%1.8%
 Legal1.8%0.8%1.2%
 Education, library5.5%5.6%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment0.9%1.3%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology3.1%7.2%6.2%
 Healthcare support1.7%3.8%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.2%3.4%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving7.1%6.9%5.4%
 Building maintenance6.8%5.4%3.6%
 Personal care3.8%2.3%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support20.4%23.3%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry1.3%0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair12.9%6.9%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving8.7%16.2%13.1%
Reviews for Cumming    9 Reviews

My family moved to the Polo Fields in Cumming in 1999 on a job transfer and moved out of the area to return to WI in 2013. I commuted to Alpharetta, about 12 miles  More

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Over 8 years ago

I am thinking of moving to georgia,cumming from phila.I wanted to know about the jobs.I am a cna.also housing and good  More

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Over 11 years ago

We moved to Cumming, GA in 2012. It's growing rapidly and has a number of housing options for families of all sizes. Cost of living here is higher than the national  More

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Reviews for Augusta    35 Reviews

I've lived here for 9 years and this is not a good place to live. I've been to 46 states and 4 countries. While people tout the nature, the water is for the most  More

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Over 3 years ago

Richmond County is a cesspool with a greedy racist mayor. The demographics have certainly changed over the years and is now a liberal Democrat hell hole. The Augusta  More

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Over 4 years ago

Augusta is a wonderful place to live. To be honest, people who have negative things to say have NOT made the effort to explore all the beauty. We have a gorgeous lake  More

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