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Mountain Home, AR vs Macon, GA

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- Household income in Macon, is 68% more than it is in Mountain Home and is 29,211% below the National Average.
- Mountain Home unemployment rate is 4.4%.
- Macon unemployment rate is 6.0%.
 Mountain Home, ARUnited States, GA
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.6%
 Future Job Growth29.1%  Unlock
 Sales Taxes7.8%  Unlock
 Income Taxes  Unlock4.6%
 Income per Cap.$28,693  Unlock
 Household Income  Unlock$69,021
 Family Median Income$58,489  Unlock
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 Est. Households By Income
 Mountain Home, ARMacon, GA
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K6.7%  Unlock
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K13.2%  Unlock
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.3%  Unlock
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K8.7%  Unlock
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K3.8%  Unlock
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Mountain Home, ARMacon, GA
 Management, business, finance7.3%  Unlock
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock6.5%
 Community, social services5.0%  Unlock
 Legal  Unlock1.2%
 Education, library6.9%  Unlock
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology9.0%  Unlock
 Healthcare support  Unlock3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.3%  Unlock
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock5.4%
 Building maintenance3.9%  Unlock
 Personal care  Unlock2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support20.5%  Unlock
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair7.9%  Unlock
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock13.1%
Reviews for Mountain Home    14 Reviews

As for the haters- ANYONE should know something about ANY area before they jump in- if you do not do your research and purposely spend some time in any area before  More

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I lived in Mountain Home in the 60s ,70s, and part of the 80s. The biggest mistake I ever made was leaving there. I want to go back. We have smog, dirty air, fires from  More

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Over 7 years ago

First of all, let me head off some of the arguments that usually accompany critical reviews: the people who live here are for the most part, warm, welcoming, friendly  More

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Reviews for Macon    23 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Macon is great, the thing I like about Macon is it's just an extension of Atlanta, like you wouldn't know the difference. The politics are the same, the people are the  More

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I moved to Macon seven years ago and have found the people to be welcoming, the restaurants wonderful, the downtown vibrant and so many activities to get involved with.   More

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Over 4 years ago

Macon is a perfect example of what Southern whites most feared in the 50-60s when there was the big push to bus blacks in to vote. The expected disaster occurred and is  More

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