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Morganton, GA vs Mount Airy, GA

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Highlights
- Household income in Mount Airy, is 70% more than it is in Morganton and is 20% below the National Average.
- Morganton unemployment rate is 2.8%.
- Mount Airy unemployment rate is 3.7%.
 Morganton, GAMount Airy, GAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock3.7%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.6%1.6%
 Future Job Growth52.3%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.8%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$21,413  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$57,731$69,021
 Family Median Income$35,469  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Morganton, GAMount Airy, GAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock4.5%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K11.6%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock11.1%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K30.4%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock10.3%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K0.0%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock8.3%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K5.4%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock16.6%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K9.8%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock0.0%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Morganton, GAMount Airy, GAUnited States
 Management, business, finance5.8%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock1.2%6.5%
 Community, social services1.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.0%1.2%
 Education, library0.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock0.7%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology0.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock4.4%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.0%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock6.3%5.4%
 Building maintenance0.0%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock0.3%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support31.7%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock3.4%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair24.0%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock38.8%13.1%
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Reviews for Mount Airy    2 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Wonderful Place to live  More

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Over 17 years ago

We moved to Georgia during a very difficult time in our family's life. My husband was hurt on his job in 2003. At this time we lived in another state. He had to have  More

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