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Douglas, GA vs Madison, MS

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- Household income in Madison, is 228% more than it is in Douglas and is 42% above the National Average.
- Douglas unemployment rate is 4.4%.
- Madison unemployment rate is 3.7%.
 Douglas, GAMadison, MSUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock3.7%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.0%1.6%
 Future Job Growth48.8%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$17,856  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$119,662$69,021
 Family Median Income$47,882  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Douglas, GAMadison, MSUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock1.7%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K9.8%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock2.9%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K9.2%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock4.2%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K11.2%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock7.4%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K8.6%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock22.8%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K0.7%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock23.9%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Douglas, GAMadison, MSUnited States
 Management, business, finance11.2%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock6.9%6.5%
 Community, social services2.2%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock3.4%1.2%
 Education, library7.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.2%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology4.2%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock1.5%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.0%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock2.1%5.4%
 Building maintenance6.0%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.7%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support10.6%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair10.1%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock4.1%13.1%
Reviews for Douglas    4 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I have lived all over the country and this area is by far the best. We purchased a 4 bedroom 2 bath home on 2 acres for $44,000 in 2005. Our property taxes are $365 per  More

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Over 6 years ago

Douglas is a small town that has nothing and does not want to grow. If you want to live a small town life where you have to drive 45 minutes to go shopping any where  More

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Compared to other towns in Georgia, Douglas seems to be inexpensive.   More

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Reviews for Madison    19 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Forget everything you've heard about Mississippi. In 30 years, Madison and Ridgeland, sister cities, have grown from being whistle stop railroad communities into two of  More

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Madison is a beautiful city. I have been leaving here for 1year. Love it!! It's safe and has best school system in Mississippi.  More

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The Madison County area just north of Jackson is a growning community with excellent school systems both public and private. This provides oppportunity to select the  More

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