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Locust Grove, GA vs Jackson, GA

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Highlights
- Household income in Jackson, is 28% less than it is in Locust Grove and is 65% below the National Average.
- Locust Grove unemployment rate is 4.4%.
- Jackson unemployment rate is 3.8%.
 Locust Grove, GAJackson, GAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock3.8%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock2.9%1.6%
 Future Job Growth46.7%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.8%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$23,871  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$41,739$69,021
 Family Median Income$67,556  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Locust Grove, GAJackson, GAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock14.3%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.6%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock13.7%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K9.8%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock22.1%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.0%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock6.3%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K16.4%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock11.7%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K4.2%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock2.8%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Locust Grove, GAJackson, GAUnited States
 Management, business, finance6.6%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock0.0%6.5%
 Community, social services0.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.4%1.2%
 Education, library5.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock0.9%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology11.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock1.4%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement4.2%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock19.4%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.1%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock0.0%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support41.4%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair8.3%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock17.1%13.1%
Reviews for Locust Grove    1 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

Its getting too crowded with all the yanks moving here. Time to go.  More

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Reviews for Jackson    2 Reviews

Jackson County, Georgia is considered the worst county in GA to reside in. The politicians, county manager, sheriff's dept., local police departments, etc. have all been  More

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Over 18 years ago

Living in the Jackson area is really like being in the counry with all the conveninces of the city less than an hour away. We are going to retire on Lake Jackson very  More

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