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Grand Rapids, MN vs Providence, RI

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- Household income in Providence, is 8% more than it is in Grand Rapids and is 24% below the National Average.
- Grand Rapids unemployment rate is 6.2%.
- Providence unemployment rate is 8.6%.
 Grand Rapids, MNProvidence, RIUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock8.6%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.5%1.6%
 Future Job Growth20.5%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.9%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock3.8%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$29,738  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$55,787$69,021
 Family Median Income$75,426  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Grand Rapids, MNProvidence, RIUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock15.8%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K7.3%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock9.5%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K8.3%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock6.9%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.1%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock10.6%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K12.5%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock12.0%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K4.5%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock7.0%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Grand Rapids, MNProvidence, RIUnited States
 Management, business, finance7.3%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock6.2%6.5%
 Community, social services2.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.1%1.2%
 Education, library7.9%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock3.1%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology7.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock5.3%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.9%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock6.2%5.4%
 Building maintenance6.4%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock4.0%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support22.4%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair8.5%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock16.5%13.1%
Reviews for Grand Rapids    2 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

I have lived in Grand Rapids my entire life. (43 years) I always feel safe here. We don't lock our house when we leave during the day. We only lock it at night. My  More

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Grand Rapids is my hometown being born here in 1961. Here's the long and short of it. I love it in the summer. I hate the winter. Winters are long, gray and hard.   More

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Reviews for Providence    19 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

I think I hate this city more then my  More

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Over 9 years ago

I currently live in Rockford IL and just graduated college for broadcasting. I want to move out of this depressing, negative city and was thinking about Providence,  More

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And I've been to San Francisco and Seattle, so that's saying a lot. If you like pot, good for you, my annoyance is with all the people who smoke pot plainly in  More

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