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Mexico, MO vs Memphis, MO

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- Household income in Memphis, is 13% less than it is in Mexico and is 81% below the National Average.
- Mexico unemployment rate is 3.7%.
- Memphis unemployment rate is 2.4%.
 Mexico, MOMemphis, MOUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock2.4%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-2.1%1.6%
 Future Job Growth17.2%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.9%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.4%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$24,553  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$38,094$69,021
 Family Median Income$52,429  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Mexico, MOMemphis, MOUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock19.2%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K4.8%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock11.4%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K16.5%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock11.2%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K11.9%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock8.3%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K9.2%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock4.9%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K1.3%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock0.0%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Mexico, MOMemphis, MOUnited States
 Management, business, finance5.8%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock0.0%6.5%
 Community, social services1.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.0%1.2%
 Education, library4.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock0.0%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock0.0%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement3.4%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock12.0%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.0%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock1.8%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support20.0%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock1.4%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair7.6%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock12.1%13.1%
Reviews for Mexico    3 Reviews

We moved here in October 2020 from Lehigh Acres, Florida. We wanted somewhere with all 4 seasons instead of hot weather 7-8 months out of the year and cooler weather  More

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Unfortunately, some views of Mexico, Missouri are focused on the past and so those people will stay living in the past, as the rest of us move forward. As to the  More

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Mexico Missouri use to be a very nice little community with activities and many businesses on the square. That was twenty five years ago. Now it is a ghost town of what  More

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Reviews for Memphis    3 Reviews

This is teabagger country, red as blood. Even the nicer people - and there are some - tend to be xenophobic as hell and self absorbed; so if you are not ultra-right  More

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Over 15 years ago

Memphis may be a great place to live for those with relatives who were born and raised here, but by and large the place suffers extreme xenophobia and worse yet seems  More

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Over 16 years ago

Memphis Missouri evolves from farming families in surrounding Scotland County. IT's the best little town I've ever known. While I was stationed in Sacremento in '84,  More

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