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Jamestown, NY vs Bradford, PA

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- Household income in Bradford, is 6% more than it is in Jamestown and is 80% below the National Average.
- Jamestown unemployment rate is 8.1%.
- Bradford unemployment rate is 8.0%.
 Jamestown, NYBradford, PAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock8.0%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.2%1.6%
 Future Job Growth11.8%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock4.1%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$21,599  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$38,284$69,021
 Family Median Income$48,613  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Jamestown, NYBradford, PAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock22.6%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K8.2%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock13.2%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K10.2%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock7.3%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.7%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock11.1%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K9.6%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock9.4%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K1.8%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock2.3%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Jamestown, NYBradford, PAUnited States
 Management, business, finance8.5%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock2.2%6.5%
 Community, social services4.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.4%1.2%
 Education, library4.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock0.9%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock7.2%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.1%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock6.0%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.5%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.4%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support20.2%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock1.7%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair6.4%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock19.5%13.1%
Reviews for Jamestown    2 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

I have lived all over this country and can say that Jamestown is a lovely old city. It has some problems common to small, rural cities in the northeast - lack of job  More

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Over 18 years ago

We have been out West several times and find that we like the wide open spaces. Here in New York the foothills are to close and not enough open  More

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Reviews for Bradford    6 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

It's a small town with very few businesses and no malls. Wal-Mart Supercenter is where most people go to shop. That's pretty typical of most small towns, so no big  More

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Over 15 years ago

I have lived in Bradford all but two years of my life. The hills are beautiful and the living quiet and peaceful. It is a great place to raise children and close enough  More

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Over 17 years ago

I am from Bradford,and miss it so very much. My parents moved away when I was around 15 years young I believe. They are back and live on the outskirts of town. I  More

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