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Mena, AR vs Wedowee, AL

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Highlights
- Household income in Wedowee, is 18% less than it is in Mena and is 93% below the National Average.
- Mena unemployment rate is 5.4%.
- Wedowee unemployment rate is 2.5%.
 Mena, ARWedowee, ALUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock2.5%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock2.4%1.6%
 Future Job Growth18.8%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes9.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$27,826  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$35,750$69,021
 Family Median Income$49,930  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Mena, ARWedowee, ALUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock23.3%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K6.3%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock7.5%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K15.1%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock9.6%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K9.8%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock5.6%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K16.9%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock11.0%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K1.6%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock0.0%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Mena, ARWedowee, ALUnited States
 Management, business, finance10.1%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock1.7%6.5%
 Community, social services4.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.0%1.2%
 Education, library3.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock0.0%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology7.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock3.8%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.8%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock4.6%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.8%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.1%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support18.5%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair10.6%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock26.1%13.1%
Reviews for Mena    4 Reviews

No jobs, nothing to do for retirees, nothing to do for teens or children. If you are not connected to local families you will never be accepted. Before even considering  More

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I grew up in Mena, AR and left there when I joined the Marine Corps. I never used drugs, most of the guys were active in sports and there were NO TEENS pregnant at the  More

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I read with astonishment the only review of Mena Arkansas, and I must disaggree. I moved here in 2005 from crowded and congested Florida and have never regretted the  More

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