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Lonoke, AR vs Forrest City, AR

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- Household income in Forrest City, is 19% less than it is in Lonoke and is 108% below the National Average.
- Lonoke unemployment rate is 4.0%.
- Forrest City unemployment rate is 7.3%.
 Lonoke, ARForrest City, ARUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock7.3%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-2.3%1.6%
 Future Job Growth32.3%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock6.9%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$28,154  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$33,229$69,021
 Family Median Income$55,597  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Lonoke, ARForrest City, ARUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock22.9%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K5.2%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock14.0%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K9.3%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock14.0%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.3%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock3.5%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K4.4%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock3.7%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K7.2%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock2.3%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Lonoke, ARForrest City, ARUnited States
 Management, business, finance9.0%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock1.8%6.5%
 Community, social services1.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.7%1.2%
 Education, library7.9%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock0.5%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology7.9%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock7.5%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.6%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock4.1%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.5%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock3.4%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support24.0%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock2.3%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair5.4%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock23.9%13.1%
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Reviews for Forrest City    2 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

I have traveled a lot and this place is by far the worst I have ever been I will drive 5 hours out of my way to avoid having to even look at that dump. Save yourself  More

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Over 13 years ago

I think it may be worse than your stats here  More

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