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Cumming, GA vs Powder Springs, GA

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- Household income in Powder Springs, is 24% more than it is in Cumming and is 13% above the National Average.
- Cumming unemployment rate is 2.5%.
- Powder Springs unemployment rate is 3.4%.
 Cumming, GAPowder Springs, GAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock3.4%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock2.9%1.6%
 Future Job Growth53.3%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.8%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$33,151  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$78,912$69,021
 Family Median Income$87,656  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Cumming, GAPowder Springs, GAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock3.2%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K9.2%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock7.3%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K8.7%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock6.6%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K4.4%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock9.4%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K13.5%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock20.0%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K6.6%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock5.2%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Cumming, GAPowder Springs, GAUnited States
 Management, business, finance10.5%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock9.0%6.5%
 Community, social services1.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.9%1.2%
 Education, library5.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock3.2%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology3.1%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock1.6%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.2%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock6.3%5.4%
 Building maintenance6.8%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock1.9%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support20.4%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair12.9%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock18.9%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 9 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 12 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 Powder Springs    3 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

I have spent over a decade living in Powder Springs and if you take anything from my review let it be it's a great place to live if you have money and are Caucasian but  More

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Over 19 years ago

Too many cars, too few direct routes, too few left turn lanes. The traffic here is bad just about all the time, not just "rush hour". Going to the YMCA can be a  More

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Over 20 years ago

Powder Springs is great! It's a wonderful place to raise a family. Good schools, incredibly cheap housing, cute, with an old-south charm. The people are remarkably  More

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