2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Greenwood, MS vs Montgomery, AL

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Highlights
- Household income in Montgomery, is 77% more than it is in Greenwood and is 38% below the National Average.
- Greenwood unemployment rate is 9.5%.
- Montgomery unemployment rate is 5.8%.
 Greenwood, MSMontgomery, ALUnited States
 Unemployment Rate9.5%5.8%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth-1.7%1.1%1.6%
 Future Job Growth22.5%30.3%33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.0%10.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes5.0%5.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$23,244$29,038$37,638
 Household Income$28,221$49,989$69,021
 Family Median Income$38,564$60,908$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Greenwood, MSMontgomery, ALUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K26.9%15.6%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K9.9%5.3%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K15.2%10.6%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K9.5%9.8%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K6.0%8.6%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K4.8%8.3%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K5.7%9.9%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K9.4%11.5%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K3.5%11.7%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K6.1%4.5%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K3.1%4.1%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Greenwood, MSMontgomery, ALUnited States
 Management, business, finance13.1%14.0%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science3.6%5.0%6.5%
 Community, social services3.1%2.4%1.8%
 Legal0.8%1.3%1.2%
 Education, library5.9%7.1%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment1.1%1.2%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.0%4.8%6.2%
 Healthcare support4.0%3.2%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.8%2.6%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving6.6%5.6%5.4%
 Building maintenance5.8%3.7%3.6%
 Personal care2.3%2.4%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support20.5%23.0%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.8%0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair3.0%5.5%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving23.5%18.2%13.1%
Reviews for Greenwood    3 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

If you are planing a move to Greenwood expecting the legal system here to be the same as other cities; then you are in for a rude awakening. Things are not investigated  More

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Over 15 years ago

Stay out of Greenwood, MS. Dont even consider moving there. There is nothing there but heat, humidity and mud. No one goes out after dark. The mosquitos are so thick  More

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Hi, Does anyone know if Greenwood, Mississippi would be a good place to relocate to? Just how bad is the crime? Is the personal crime mainly in certain areas like bad  More

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Reviews for Montgomery    31 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Overall, I rate Montgomery as a decent city--not great but not awful. Before moving here in 1984, I lived in Houston, Texas, Little Rock, Arkansas, Tallahassee, Florida,  More

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Over 5 years ago

This city is too  More

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Let's see, something, anything, nice to say about this place. Well, the property taxes are low, as is the cost of living, BUT...that's because it's a sh!thole town and  More

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