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Dover, DE vs Jackson, MI

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Highlights
- Household income in Jackson, is 25% less than it is in Dover and is 80% below the National Average.
- Dover unemployment rate is 10.3%.
- Jackson unemployment rate is 9.6%.
 Dover, DEJackson, MIUnited States
 Unemployment Rate10.3%9.6%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth2.6%0.4%1.6%
 Future Job Growth32.2%25.5%33.5%
 Sales Taxes0.0%6.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes5.6%5.3%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$28,098$21,701$37,638
 Household Income$51,073$38,298$69,021
 Family Median Income$61,579$53,155$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Dover, DEJackson, MIUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K11.9%19.9%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K4.9%7.0%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K11.7%12.6%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K12.0%13.2%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K8.9%8.8%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.0%8.2%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K10.7%9.0%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K13.9%10.0%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K13.2%7.8%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K3.5%1.6%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K2.4%1.7%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Dover, DEJackson, MIUnited States
 Management, business, finance9.3%9.9%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science5.1%3.2%6.5%
 Community, social services2.6%2.0%1.8%
 Legal1.5%0.5%1.2%
 Education, library6.6%3.9%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment0.8%1.2%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.6%3.7%6.2%
 Healthcare support4.5%7.4%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.0%1.1%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving6.6%7.8%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.7%3.8%3.6%
 Personal care2.6%4.3%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support26.7%21.2%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.2%0.4%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair5.5%7.6%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving14.6%22.2%13.1%
Reviews for Dover    9 Reviews

Key points are "an excellent quality of life and a low crime rate" as well as low taxes. Delaware attracts the highest percentage of retirees, plus people of all other  More

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Dover, DE is a great placed to live. I work at OCEAN, which is a non profit organization that sponsors high school exchange students. We had foreign students reside in  More

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Over 6 years ago

Dover, like any town other than Newark, is very unsophisticated, boring, unfriendly, and uneducated. I've resided in many states and Delaware will be the state that I  More

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Reviews for Jackson    33 Reviews

I lived in Jackson for a long time I lived on 1st and 3rd Street right over by Frank's party store before that b**** burnt down. My dad and I would sit out on the front  More

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Over 5 years ago

I spent 20 years of my life fighting for freedom only to buy a second home in Jackson, biggest mistake of my life, and have the rights I fought for take away by a  More

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Never never ever move to this town! I was born there, grew up around there, made the tragic mistake of moving back there once and will never ever set foot there again!  More

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