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Jasper, GA vs Watkinsville, GA

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- Household income in Watkinsville, is 53% more than it is in Jasper and is 4% above the National Average.
- Jasper unemployment rate is 2.8%.
- Watkinsville unemployment rate is 2.1%.
 Jasper, GAWatkinsville, GAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock2.1%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock3.9%1.6%
 Future Job Growth47.6%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.8%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$30,918  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$71,667$69,021
 Family Median Income$43,173  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Jasper, GAWatkinsville, GAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock4.2%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K4.2%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock11.4%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K13.8%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock6.5%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K5.8%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock11.4%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K18.7%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock22.8%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K0.0%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock6.0%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Jasper, GAWatkinsville, GAUnited States
 Management, business, finance0.5%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock8.2%6.5%
 Community, social services3.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock3.0%1.2%
 Education, library6.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock7.2%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology1.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock2.3%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.7%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock3.0%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.9%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.1%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support24.7%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair16.7%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock6.5%13.1%
Reviews for Jasper    6 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

We moved here from central coast California about 6 years ago, for family reasons. I have a love hate deal going with Jasper. Some years no snow, last year we got  More

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Over 11 years ago

Beautiful area if you like rustic and evolving. Unfortunately, it suffers from the same things that North Georgia tends to suffer from. Meth Heads and thieves. They  More

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Over 17 years ago

If you want a quiet, rural place to retire to and still be a short driving distance to a national transportation hub, then Jasper, Ga. might be the place for  More

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Reviews for Watkinsville    1 Reviews

Over 19 years ago

Watkinsville was a small town twenty years ago. Now all the pieces are in place for Watkinsville and Oconee County to join the ranks of Atlanta outlying coounties as  More

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