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Johnston, RI vs Grand Rapids, MI

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Highlights
- Household income in Grand Rapids, is 27% less than it is in Johnston and is 25% below the National Average.
- Johnston unemployment rate is 8.0%.
- Grand Rapids unemployment rate is 6.3%.
 Johnston, RIGrand Rapids, MIUnited States
 Unemployment Rate8.0%6.3%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth1.5%2.0%1.6%
 Future Job Growth29.7%35.8%33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.0%6.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes3.8%5.8%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$36,251$29,060$37,638
 Household Income$75,579$55,385$69,021
 Family Median Income$93,174$70,070$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Johnston, RIGrand Rapids, MIUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K8.4%12.5%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.9%4.8%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K4.1%9.0%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K7.5%9.0%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K6.2%9.3%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.6%8.8%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K11.2%10.2%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K15.1%14.1%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K23.1%14.3%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K7.2%4.1%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K4.8%3.9%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Johnston, RIGrand Rapids, MIUnited States
 Management, business, finance18.4%14.2%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science6.2%6.2%6.5%
 Community, social services2.1%2.2%1.8%
 Legal0.8%1.1%1.2%
 Education, library4.7%5.4%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment0.9%2.8%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology8.3%6.1%6.2%
 Healthcare support2.6%3.4%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement4.7%1.3%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving3.8%7.5%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.3%3.5%3.6%
 Personal care1.8%2.9%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support24.5%19.9%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.0%0.8%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair7.3%5.3%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving10.7%17.3%13.1%
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Reviews for Grand Rapids    62 Reviews

I've lived in Grand Rapids about 85% of my life and can confidently say it is a great place to live for anyone. I know countless people who dogged the city, moved  More

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Grand Rapids proper - the small city - is fairly OK. Nothing special stands out about it when judged against the nicer areas of the US, but it has some decent dining and  More

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Wow. “bland Rapids and everyone is Smug, uptight and part of the Christian Reformed Church. “ Someone is accurately describing Grand Rapids in 1985. Much has changed  More

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