2025 Compare Cities Economy:
Mount Sterling, KY vs Palmyra, IN

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Highlights
- Household income in Palmyra, is 6% less than it is in Mount Sterling and is 64% below the National Average.
- Mount Sterling unemployment rate is 6.0%.
- Palmyra unemployment rate is 3.8%.
 Mount Sterling, KYPalmyra, INUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock3.8%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.2%1.6%
 Future Job Growth20.5%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock4.2%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$22,863  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$42,143$69,021
 Family Median Income$60,225  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Mount Sterling, KYPalmyra, INUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock11.1%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K10.5%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock10.7%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K7.9%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock9.5%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K3.1%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock11.5%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K14.2%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock8.5%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K0.7%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock4.4%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Mount Sterling, KYPalmyra, INUnited States
 Management, business, finance5.8%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock2.3%6.5%
 Community, social services3.3%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.0%1.2%
 Education, library7.2%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock0.0%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology3.4%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock13.9%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement4.3%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock8.5%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.4%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock3.7%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support28.3%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair6.6%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock22.6%13.1%
Reviews for Mount Sterling    2 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

This place is a good place to raise your children but not a good place to set up their future,(the best cost affordable education is about 15 to 40 miles away)expect the  More

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Over 17 years ago

Mt. Sterling is still growing with real estate sales continuing. The market is a buyers market and alot of inventory is available. Mt. Sterling is a great community to  More

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