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Lake, MS vs Forest, MS

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Highlights
- Household income in Forest, is 11% less than it is in Lake and is 52% below the National Average.
- Lake unemployment rate is 5.0%.
- Forest unemployment rate is 5.0%.
 Lake, MSForest, MSUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock5.0%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.4%1.6%
 Future Job Growth35.5%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$22,749  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$45,274$69,021
 Family Median Income$52,148  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Lake, MSForest, MSUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock19.6%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.6%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock17.0%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K9.0%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock15.3%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K26.5%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock4.2%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K4.2%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock8.8%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K3.6%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock0.7%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Lake, MSForest, MSUnited States
 Management, business, finance0.5%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock0.7%6.5%
 Community, social services0.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock4.2%1.2%
 Education, library6.9%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock0.0%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology2.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock1.6%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement3.2%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock5.7%5.4%
 Building maintenance0.5%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.4%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support26.7%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock1.5%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair17.1%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock22.8%13.1%
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