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Montgomery, AL vs Covington, TN

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- Household income in Covington, is 36% less than it is in Montgomery and is 114% below the National Average.
- Montgomery unemployment rate is 5.8%.
- Covington unemployment rate is 5.2%.
 Montgomery, ALCovington, TNUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock5.2%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock2.1%1.6%
 Future Job Growth30.3%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes10.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$29,038  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$32,205$69,021
 Family Median Income$60,908  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Montgomery, ALCovington, TNUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock26.1%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K5.3%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock15.1%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K9.8%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock7.0%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.3%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock11.7%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K11.5%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock8.3%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K4.5%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock0.9%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Montgomery, ALCovington, TNUnited States
 Management, business, finance14.0%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock0.4%6.5%
 Community, social services2.4%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.4%1.2%
 Education, library7.1%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.3%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology4.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock5.4%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.6%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock5.8%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.7%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock1.9%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support23.0%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair5.5%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock26.3%13.1%
Reviews for Montgomery    31 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Overall, I rate Montgomery as a decent city--not great but not awful. Before moving here in 1984, I lived in Houston, Texas, Little Rock, Arkansas, Tallahassee, Florida,  More

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Over 7 years ago

This city is too  More

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Let's see, something, anything, nice to say about this place. Well, the property taxes are low, as is the cost of living, BUT...that's because it's a sh!thole town and  More

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Reviews for Covington    2 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

lived in kc,la. miami, chicago, st louis, and memphis. would live anywhere but here in small town midsouth america. cost of living, climate, access to outdoors, but 45  More

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Over 18 years ago

I've been living in Covington since 2005 and it's nothing really special. I'm going to school here in 2010 and than i'm looking for another city, in another  More

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