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Magnolia, AR vs Laurel, MS

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Highlights
- Household income in Laurel, is 5% less than it is in Magnolia and is 108% below the National Average.
- Magnolia unemployment rate is 6.2%.
- Laurel unemployment rate is 6.2%.
 Magnolia, ARLaurel, MSUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock6.2%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-1.2%1.6%
 Future Job Growth12.8%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes10.4%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$25,885  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$33,149$69,021
 Family Median Income$51,411  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Magnolia, ARLaurel, MSUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock23.5%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K8.8%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock10.3%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K10.0%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock8.9%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K3.9%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock4.7%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K8.5%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock9.6%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K4.3%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock2.7%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Magnolia, ARLaurel, MSUnited States
 Management, business, finance9.0%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock2.3%6.5%
 Community, social services5.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.5%1.2%
 Education, library6.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock0.2%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology9.2%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock3.3%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.2%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock4.9%5.4%
 Building maintenance6.4%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock1.3%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support23.7%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.4%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair6.0%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock26.3%13.1%
Reviews for Magnolia    4 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Yes, do they still lynch people here? I saw they had quite an instance of that in 1919. Enough  More

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Over 15 years ago

my family and i moved here from shreveport,la to be close to my mom.it was okay for the first couple of months,but after visiting ,mosquito breeding ground logoly state  More

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Over 17 years ago

The city of Magnolia is now building a new hospital called the Magnolia Regional Medical  More

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Reviews for Laurel    2 Reviews

I'D LOVE TO LIVE IN LAUREL, MS! Just from seeing everything that I've seen on the HGTV show "HOME TOWN", which is my favorite show to watch, I love the little "Mayberry  More

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Over 13 years ago

Dead  More

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