2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Hopkinsville, KY vs Carmel, IN

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- Household income in Carmel, is 196% more than it is in Hopkinsville and is 42% above the National Average.
- Hopkinsville unemployment rate is 5.8%.
- Carmel unemployment rate is 3.0%.
 Hopkinsville, KYCarmel, INUnited States
 Unemployment Rate5.8%3.0%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth1.8%2.5%1.6%
 Future Job Growth29.2%43.8%33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.0%7.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes5.0%4.2%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$24,071$64,078$37,638
 Household Income$40,442$119,772$69,021
 Family Median Income$51,938$157,200$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Hopkinsville, KYCarmel, INUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K19.5%3.0%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K5.3%1.2%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K14.2%2.7%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K10.5%4.3%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K9.0%4.9%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K9.0%6.2%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K9.9%9.0%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K9.1%10.4%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K8.9%17.8%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K1.6%13.2%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K3.0%27.2%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Hopkinsville, KYCarmel, INUnited States
 Management, business, finance10.6%28.0%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science2.7%13.4%6.5%
 Community, social services2.6%1.8%1.8%
 Legal0.6%2.9%1.2%
 Education, library5.9%5.9%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment1.7%2.8%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology4.9%9.7%6.2%
 Healthcare support3.9%0.9%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement3.1%0.8%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving3.5%5.3%5.4%
 Building maintenance5.5%1.5%3.6%
 Personal care1.8%1.7%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support25.7%18.7%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.6%0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair5.4%2.1%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving21.5%4.5%13.1%
Reviews for Hopkinsville    3 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Lived on the west side of town not far from the 68 bypass for about four years. Excellent neighborhood with great neighbors. Really, they were the best neighbors we  More

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Over 6 years ago

I've lived in this place for about 3 years. I can truly say this place is "meh". I'm from a smaller town in MS. and I have to say this place is very errie similar to  More

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Over 17 years ago

On any given week-end there is more to do in Hopkinsville, Kentucky than my husband and I time to do. You must be aware of the events, go on line, read the local paper,  More

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Reviews for Carmel    26 Reviews

I moved to Carmel from France and I lived there for 20 years. I moved to Indianapolis recently (I miss Carmel). I liked Carmel because it is clean, safe, pretty, it has  More

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This place has just about every corporate chain hotel imaginable. I come for business, and it is a nice place to do business. Carmel seems to sucking the corporate  More

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Over 9 years ago

Carmel is hands down the best place to live in  More

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