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Detroit, MI vs Glen Allen, VA

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Highlights
- Household income in Glen Allen, is 128% more than it is in Detroit and is 13% above the National Average.
- Detroit unemployment rate is 9.6%.
- Glen Allen unemployment rate is 5.2%.
 Detroit, MIGlen Allen, VAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate9.6%5.2%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth0.7%1.8%1.6%
 Future Job Growth29.3%36.3%33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.0%5.3%6.2%
 Income Taxes6.8%5.8%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$20,780$39,414$37,638
 Household Income$34,762$79,401$69,021
 Family Median Income$42,160$96,063$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Detroit, MIGlen Allen, VAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K24.7%6.2%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K7.0%1.5%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K12.1%5.6%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K12.6%4.1%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K9.0%6.2%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.5%9.0%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K7.6%13.2%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K8.5%19.5%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K7.2%15.9%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K2.2%12.9%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K1.7%5.9%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Detroit, MIGlen Allen, VAUnited States
 Management, business, finance9.7%27.4%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science3.3%7.4%6.5%
 Community, social services2.3%2.0%1.8%
 Legal0.6%1.7%1.2%
 Education, library4.2%8.0%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment1.5%2.3%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology4.4%2.4%6.2%
 Healthcare support6.6%1.4%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.7%2.6%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving7.0%3.3%5.4%
 Building maintenance5.9%1.6%3.6%
 Personal care2.6%2.6%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support20.1%21.9%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.2%0.2%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair5.8%8.8%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving23.2%6.5%13.1%
Reviews for Detroit    116 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

Have lived in the area for over a year (suburb of Grosse Pointe), but I work in downtown Detroit. I'm amazed at how cool this city is. So much to do and see, tat we  More

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Spent some time in the city but lived in multiple suburban areas in the metro area. I lived in Farmington Hills, Novi, Birmingham, and Rochester. Really, all were great.  More

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Cold, unfriendly, envious people within the city limits. The unfriendliness can turn into aggression and sometimes even bullying. Crabs in a barrel reside here and the  More

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Reviews for Glen Allen    6 Reviews

Regardless of what review you read, no matter how much money you will save, it really does not count when you know that Virginia (a Commonwealth) believes they can stomp  More

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Over 14 years ago

Glen Allen is a wonderful city to live  More

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Over 15 years ago

we have lived here for almost 24 years and found the area to be a great place to live in general and to raiser the family. there are many things to do withon 20 miles  More

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