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Murray, KY vs Perry, FL

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- Household income in Perry, is 22% more than it is in Murray and is 58% below the National Average.
- Murray unemployment rate is 5.1%.
- Perry unemployment rate is 5.5%.
 Murray, KYPerry, FLUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock5.5%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-0.2%1.6%
 Future Job Growth29.3%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$20,638  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$43,797$69,021
 Family Median Income$61,655  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Murray, KYPerry, FLUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock11.5%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K4.7%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock17.2%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K10.7%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock10.6%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.2%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock7.1%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K10.7%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock8.1%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K3.5%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock1.2%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Murray, KYPerry, FLUnited States
 Management, business, finance12.0%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock5.6%6.5%
 Community, social services2.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.4%1.2%
 Education, library8.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock0.0%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology4.1%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock5.7%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.3%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock11.7%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.8%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock4.6%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support23.8%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.9%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair5.4%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock8.3%13.1%
Reviews for Murray    11 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

This is a town with 18,000 people and 15 banks. I had the law called on me for sitting at the end of washed out road, essentially a dead end, eating my meal and  More

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Over 13 years ago

I lived in Illinois for twenty years and have not had as many problems as I have had in the past four months living here in murray. There are alot of hateful people that  More

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Ive lived in murry for 5 years. Originally from Southern California. People say there is nothing to do in Murray. Well, if your looking for someone to entertain you  More

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Reviews for Perry    4 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

Although most teachers work with the students and try to keep all students on the same level, this may litit your childs education. Many times there are somewhat  More

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Over 17 years ago

Honestly Buckeye is the only kind of industry in perry. When it rains or even a heavy fog in the morning then it smells terrible because of buckeye. Anywhere near the  More

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Coming from someone who grew up there: There is nothing to do in perry for children or teens. To be quite honest if you move here your kids will most liklely take up  More

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