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Jim Thorpe, PA vs DuBois, PA

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Highlights
- Household income in DuBois, is 12% less than it is in Jim Thorpe and is 43% below the National Average.
- Jim Thorpe unemployment rate is 7.9%.
- DuBois unemployment rate is 8.0%.
 Jim Thorpe, PADuBois, PAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock8.0%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-0.7%1.6%
 Future Job Growth24.7%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock4.1%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$30,218  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$48,313$69,021
 Family Median Income$65,647  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Jim Thorpe, PADuBois, PAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock8.2%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.2%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock15.3%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K9.7%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock6.7%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K5.8%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock10.8%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K14.2%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock7.9%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K9.2%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock1.5%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Jim Thorpe, PADuBois, PAUnited States
 Management, business, finance12.4%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock2.3%6.5%
 Community, social services4.2%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.9%1.2%
 Education, library9.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.7%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock5.6%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.4%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock4.7%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.1%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock1.5%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support15.9%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.3%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair5.3%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock23.3%13.1%
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Reviews for Dubois    3 Reviews

while DuBois is feeling The economic drag everyone else is, they have one thing worse. The local government is DuBois is nothing more than a bunch of hillbillies that  More

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Over 16 years ago

The best feature of Du Bois is the 3.5 months of temperate weather each year. Unless you like cold and high heating bills, the worst part of Du Bois is the nearly  More

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Like many small towns, Du Bois has very friendly people, excellent access to healthcare (Du Bois Regional Medical Center is in town), diversity in retail and a fair  More

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