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Fairmont, WV vs Skiatook, OK

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- Household income in Skiatook, is 5% more than it is in Fairmont and is 38% below the National Average.
- Fairmont unemployment rate is 6.0%.
- Skiatook unemployment rate is 4.3%.
 Fairmont, WVSkiatook, OKUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock4.3%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock2.3%1.6%
 Future Job Growth24.0%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$26,976  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$50,077$69,021
 Family Median Income$62,946  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Fairmont, WVSkiatook, OKUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock9.6%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K8.7%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock10.5%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K11.6%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock12.0%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K9.9%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock6.5%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K11.3%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock12.4%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K4.4%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock3.4%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Fairmont, WVSkiatook, OKUnited States
 Management, business, finance13.1%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock4.2%6.5%
 Community, social services2.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.4%1.2%
 Education, library7.4%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock0.2%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.2%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock4.6%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.6%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock7.1%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.5%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock4.7%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support21.9%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair9.3%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock14.7%13.1%
Reviews for Fairmont    2 Reviews

I find Fairmont to be a pretty good town to raise kids. You get to be a "big fish in a little pond" here. Everyone knows you and looks after you if you want to let them.  More

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Over 14 years ago

This is not so much a comment about where I live, but more of me ,looking for some helpful suggestions. I live in West Virgina, been here all my life. And now I'm  More

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Reviews for Skiatook    5 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

My wife and I moved to Skiatook 4 years ago because I like to fish the nearby lake. While there are still some of the small town Oklahoma issues, the drug problem that  More

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I moved to Skiatook when I was six years old. It wasn't a bad little town in 1996. However, it is slowly going downhill. Although it does have a beautiful lake, with  More

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Over 17 years ago

I moved here in 1980 at 12 years old....I finished growing up here and raised my chldren here....I am now 40 and cant belive how this perfect all American town has  More

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