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Hampton, VA vs Vicksburg, MS

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- Household income in Vicksburg, is 36% less than it is in Hampton and is 82% below the National Average.
- Hampton unemployment rate is 7.2%.
- Vicksburg unemployment rate is 8.5%.
 Hampton, VAVicksburg, MSUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock8.5%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.8%1.6%
 Future Job Growth30.0%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$32,831  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$37,995$69,021
 Family Median Income$73,490  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Hampton, VAVicksburg, MSUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock20.6%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K4.2%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock12.0%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K9.1%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock9.4%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.7%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock7.3%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K13.5%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock10.7%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K5.9%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock3.6%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Hampton, VAVicksburg, MSUnited States
 Management, business, finance13.5%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock4.5%6.5%
 Community, social services2.8%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.4%1.2%
 Education, library5.2%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.1%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.1%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock2.3%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement3.0%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock6.4%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.3%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock3.0%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support20.5%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.7%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair9.0%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock16.7%13.1%
Reviews for Hampton    28 Reviews

This place is the worst. The roads are in terrible condition. Always debris on the highway, side roads, and main roads. I've had replaced 3 tires so far this year alone  More

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Over 4 years ago

Having been deployed all over the world and stationed in the U.S. coast to coast I can honestly say this is the most ghetto place I have ever been...and that includes  More

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We live in Downtown Hampton within walking distance of the Langley Air and Space Museum, Hampton Carousel, the Hampton History Museum and tons of shops and restraunts.   More

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Reviews for Vicksburg    8 Reviews

I was born and raised in Vicksburg. I left for a town 25 miles south in 2015. Vicksburg was a great city when I was coming up. However, in the past 15 to so years, it  More

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Over 15 years ago

Nice People..Rich Culture....Just a great place to  More

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My son was attacked by two teenage thugs when he stopped in Vicksburg to do some laundry, find something to eat and recharge batteries for his electronics. Jake, my  More

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