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Mackinac Island, MI vs Mesa, AZ

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- Household income in Mesa, is 9% more than it is in Mackinac Island and is 5% below the National Average.
- Mackinac Island unemployment rate is 16.2%.
- Mesa unemployment rate is 6.1%.
 Mackinac Island, MIMesa, AZUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock6.1%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock3.3%1.6%
 Future Job Growth22.7%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock3.4%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$31,772  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$65,725$69,021
 Family Median Income$82,188  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Mackinac Island, MIMesa, AZUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock7.6%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K0.5%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock7.7%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K19.3%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock8.7%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.3%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock10.6%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K21.5%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock17.1%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K2.1%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock6.2%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Mackinac Island, MIMesa, AZUnited States
 Management, business, finance17.1%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock6.6%6.5%
 Community, social services8.9%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.7%1.2%
 Education, library0.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.8%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology0.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock3.1%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.9%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock5.7%5.4%
 Building maintenance15.7%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.6%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support17.1%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair6.5%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock10.9%13.1%
Reviews for Mackinac Island    1 Reviews

Over 19 years ago

That's how we get around here. What a weird place to live, but I love it. Not for everyone,  More

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Reviews for Mesa    61 Reviews

Mesa is a really good city despite some trouble with Superstition Springs and the failure that is Fiesta Mall, there is nice areas throughout and some areas that need to  More

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Over 2 years ago

As someone who was born in Mesa and has lived here in the 85210 in Dobson Ranch for the last 13 years after moving out from Chandler. I can tell you that most of the  More

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I’m a native to Arizona and growing up here has taught me that people just don’t care, and the Mormon community is huge! It’s normal in the state of AZ for kids to start  More

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