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Hope, ME vs Harpswell, ME

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Highlights
- Household income in Harpswell, is 10% more than it is in Hope and is 15% above the National Average.
- Hope unemployment rate is 4.6%.
- Harpswell unemployment rate is 4.1%.
 Hope, MEHarpswell, MEUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock4.1%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.2%1.6%
 Future Job Growth31.7%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes5.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock6.8%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$39,939  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$81,563$69,021
 Family Median Income$82,212  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Hope, MEHarpswell, MEUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock7.3%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.1%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock5.6%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K4.2%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock5.3%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K11.3%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock6.7%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K15.9%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock16.3%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K5.7%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock11.4%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Hope, MEHarpswell, MEUnited States
 Management, business, finance15.1%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock3.3%6.5%
 Community, social services3.8%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.3%1.2%
 Education, library14.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock5.8%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock2.4%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.9%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock3.4%5.4%
 Building maintenance5.4%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock1.3%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support16.6%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock6.4%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair7.7%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock9.7%13.1%
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Over 12 years ago

Absolutely beautiful seaside community with people who really care about each other. Very  More

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