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Johnson City, TN vs Jackson, MI

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- Household income in Jackson, is 19% less than it is in Johnson City and is 80% below the National Average.
- Johnson City unemployment rate is 4.7%.
- Jackson unemployment rate is 9.6%.
 Johnson City, TNJackson, MIUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock9.6%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.4%1.6%
 Future Job Growth35.4%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes9.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.3%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$32,909  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$38,298$69,021
 Family Median Income$71,590  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Johnson City, TNJackson, MIUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock19.9%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K5.9%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock12.6%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K10.4%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock8.8%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.0%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock9.0%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K9.9%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock7.8%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K5.0%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock1.7%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Johnson City, TNJackson, MIUnited States
 Management, business, finance13.8%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock3.2%6.5%
 Community, social services2.8%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.5%1.2%
 Education, library7.9%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.2%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology13.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock7.4%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.2%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock7.8%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.8%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock4.3%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support21.2%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.4%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair5.0%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock22.2%13.1%
Reviews for Johnson City    15 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

There are many things to do if you’re the outdoors type .Closest beach is about 5hrs away. There’s medium range of shopping. It does not have high end retail. Most  More

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I've been fortunate to live all over the world, but privileged to have been born in East Tennessee. I live here now, and it has the perfect mix of small town  More

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I’ve lived near here all my life, moved here in 2015. I love this area!! Great people with great attitudes!! Excellent shopping with lots of restaurants, but low  More

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Reviews for Jackson    33 Reviews

I lived in Jackson for a long time I lived on 1st and 3rd Street right over by Frank's party store before that b**** burnt down. My dad and I would sit out on the front  More

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Over 7 years ago

I spent 20 years of my life fighting for freedom only to buy a second home in Jackson, biggest mistake of my life, and have the rights I fought for take away by a  More

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Never never ever move to this town! I was born there, grew up around there, made the tragic mistake of moving back there once and will never ever set foot there again!  More

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