2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Folkston, GA vs Jonesboro, GA

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Highlights
- Household income in Jonesboro, is 34% more than it is in Folkston and is 122% below the National Average.
- Folkston unemployment rate is 3.7%.
- Jonesboro unemployment rate is 6.8%.
 Folkston, GAJonesboro, GAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate3.7%6.8%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth2.3%2.9%1.6%
 Future Job Growth34.5%46.1%33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.0%8.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes5.8%5.8%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$15,062$20,093$37,638
 Household Income$23,151$31,033$69,021
 Family Median Income$28,942$37,031$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Folkston, GAJonesboro, GAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K26.5%27.0%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K17.4%7.6%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K9.5%13.0%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K5.3%12.6%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K12.1%6.7%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K11.3%9.8%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K7.0%5.2%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K2.0%7.1%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K6.2%5.8%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K1.2%0.3%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K1.4%4.9%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Folkston, GAJonesboro, GAUnited States
 Management, business, finance2.7%4.2%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science1.3%0.9%6.5%
 Community, social services8.0%0.0%1.8%
 Legal0.0%0.0%1.2%
 Education, library4.8%4.4%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment1.9%0.0%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology10.4%0.2%6.2%
 Healthcare support0.0%8.3%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement4.0%2.1%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving7.9%10.7%5.4%
 Building maintenance10.9%6.0%3.6%
 Personal care0.0%7.7%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support18.6%18.6%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.0%0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair5.8%13.5%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving23.7%23.3%13.1%
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Over 12 years ago

I moved to Jonesboro from Plantation, Florida. Jonesboro is like any other town within a big city. The area that I came from in Florida is ft. lauderdale. There were  More

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Jonesboro has changed a lot in the past 8 years. It's the type of place you might raise kids if you just left a city like Oakland or Detroit. The food scene is  More

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The crime rate has increased here, but it has everywhere in the Atlanta metro area. Marvin has put his comments in every section. He has  More

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