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Duquesne, PA vs Portsmouth, OH

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Highlights
- Household income in Portsmouth, is 9% less than it is in Duquesne and is 102% below the National Average.
- Duquesne unemployment rate is 7.1%.
- Portsmouth unemployment rate is 5.5%.
 Duquesne, PAPortsmouth, OHUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock5.5%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-1.0%1.6%
 Future Job Growth24.3%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.2%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$20,319  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$34,183$69,021
 Family Median Income$42,250  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Duquesne, PAPortsmouth, OHUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock23.9%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K6.6%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock12.5%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K18.9%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock9.5%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K9.9%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock6.2%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K8.4%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock6.0%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K0.4%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock2.2%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Duquesne, PAPortsmouth, OHUnited States
 Management, business, finance5.0%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock1.0%6.5%
 Community, social services3.8%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.5%1.2%
 Education, library2.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock0.3%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology4.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock4.9%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.8%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock9.4%5.4%
 Building maintenance11.1%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock1.5%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support18.8%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.5%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair8.0%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock15.4%13.1%
Reviews for Duquesne    1 Reviews

VERY high crime rate, low income, drugs, gangs and general urban blight, with none of the urban positives. Not a place I would recommend living if you have any other  More

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Reviews for Portsmouth    1 Reviews

Over 19 years ago

Portsmouth is a poor town. However, Shawnee State University is located there--a good place to get a highly-affordable college education. The people there are very  More

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