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Monroe, GA vs Riverdale, GA

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Highlights
- Household income in Riverdale, is 48% more than it is in Monroe and is 19% below the National Average.
- Monroe unemployment rate is 3.4%.
- Riverdale unemployment rate is 6.8%.
 Monroe, GARiverdale, GAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock6.8%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock2.9%1.6%
 Future Job Growth48.2%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.8%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$16,577  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$57,920$69,021
 Family Median Income$42,582  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Monroe, GARiverdale, GAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock9.8%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K10.2%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock13.4%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K10.7%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock8.4%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K9.2%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock14.6%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K8.4%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock14.0%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K3.0%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock1.8%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Monroe, GARiverdale, GAUnited States
 Management, business, finance6.4%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock3.7%6.5%
 Community, social services1.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.2%1.2%
 Education, library3.4%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock0.6%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology4.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock3.2%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.1%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock10.8%5.4%
 Building maintenance5.8%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock5.8%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support19.1%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair5.4%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock27.2%13.1%
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Small city right outside of Atlanta GA.   More

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Over 19 years ago

The Riverdale area is an up and coming area. This area is already on the bus line, close to highways, and less than 10 miles to the  More

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