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Fort Meade, MD vs Indian Head, MD

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- Household income in Indian Head, is 21% less than it is in Fort Meade and is 6% above the National Average.
- Fort Meade unemployment rate is 4.9%.
- Indian Head unemployment rate is 5.9%.
 Fort Meade, MDIndian Head, MDUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock5.9%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-0.6%1.6%
 Future Job Growth32.7%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock7.8%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$32,658  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$73,204$69,021
 Family Median Income$84,825  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Fort Meade, MDIndian Head, MDUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock11.1%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K0.8%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock1.1%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K7.9%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock3.7%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.1%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock15.2%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K15.3%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock17.7%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K11.7%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock8.9%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Fort Meade, MDIndian Head, MDUnited States
 Management, business, finance21.6%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock11.4%6.5%
 Community, social services1.9%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock3.3%1.2%
 Education, library2.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock0.5%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock1.6%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement7.5%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock4.5%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.1%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.2%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support26.2%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair3.1%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock6.1%13.1%
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Over 19 years ago

I've heard that the Washington D.C. metropolitan area is the 7th most expensive place to live in the lower 48. Looking at the stats on this and other websites, I believe  More

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