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Elk Grove, CA vs Macon, GA

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Highlights
- Household income in Macon, is 35% less than it is in Elk Grove and is 29,211% below the National Average.
- Elk Grove unemployment rate is 6.2%.
- Macon unemployment rate is 6.0%.
 Elk Grove, CAUnited States, GA
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.6%
 Future Job Growth37.3%  Unlock
 Sales Taxes7.8%  Unlock
 Income Taxes  Unlock4.6%
 Income per Cap.$38,839  Unlock
 Household Income  Unlock$69,021
 Family Median Income$114,079  Unlock
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 Est. Households By Income
 Elk Grove, CAMacon, GA
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K1.8%  Unlock
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K4.8%  Unlock
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K5.3%  Unlock
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K13.5%  Unlock
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K13.9%  Unlock
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Elk Grove, CAMacon, GA
 Management, business, finance17.9%  Unlock
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock6.5%
 Community, social services2.1%  Unlock
 Legal  Unlock1.2%
 Education, library5.7%  Unlock
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology8.2%  Unlock
 Healthcare support  Unlock3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.5%  Unlock
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock5.4%
 Building maintenance2.7%  Unlock
 Personal care  Unlock2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support21.0%  Unlock
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair4.5%  Unlock
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock13.1%
Reviews for Elk Grove    15 Reviews

I grew up in the area around Elk Grove and it was a very small rural town up to the year 2000. We moved to ELk grove in 2009 and commuted to work in Sacramento. At  More

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Elk Grove is a very diverse city. A long time ago it use to be very white. Now the white population is about 40%, then next majority race are Asian, then Hispanic,  More

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Over 11 years ago

Our neighborhood is o.k. but it is expensive to live here and the air is oppressive during the summer when it gets hot for a week or more. Days over 95 and nights of 75.  More

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Reviews for Macon    23 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Macon is great, the thing I like about Macon is it's just an extension of Atlanta, like you wouldn't know the difference. The politics are the same, the people are the  More

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I moved to Macon seven years ago and have found the people to be welcoming, the restaurants wonderful, the downtown vibrant and so many activities to get involved with.   More

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Over 4 years ago

Macon is a perfect example of what Southern whites most feared in the 50-60s when there was the big push to bus blacks in to vote. The expected disaster occurred and is  More

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