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Newburgh, IN vs Jonesboro, AR

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- Household income in Jonesboro, is 27% less than it is in Newburgh and is 41% below the National Average.
- Newburgh unemployment rate is 3.7%.
- Jonesboro unemployment rate is 4.1%.
 Newburgh, INJonesboro, ARUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock4.1%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.7%1.6%
 Future Job Growth36.7%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock6.9%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$56,686  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$48,901$69,021
 Family Median Income$96,544  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Newburgh, INJonesboro, ARUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock13.7%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K0.0%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock11.0%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K5.7%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock8.6%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K15.2%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock8.4%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K10.6%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock12.8%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K9.8%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock5.6%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Newburgh, INJonesboro, ARUnited States
 Management, business, finance14.3%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock2.4%6.5%
 Community, social services4.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.0%1.2%
 Education, library3.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.9%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology10.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock3.0%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.8%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock6.5%5.4%
 Building maintenance0.0%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock3.5%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support31.3%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.6%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair10.0%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock14.0%13.1%
Reviews for Newburgh    3 Reviews

We have lived in Evansville, Indiana for 23 years but recently built a home in the Historic Downtown Newburgh Indiana area. Newburgh is an absolutely beautiful town  More

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We moved to the are 5 years ago for a job in Evansville. We chose Newburgh specifically for it's beautiful historic downtown on the Ohio River and for it's highly rated  More

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We moved to the area about 5 years ago for a job in Evansville. We chose Newburgh specifically for the beautiful historic town on the Ohio river and for the high rated  More

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Reviews for Jonesboro    18 Reviews

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I have lived in Jonesboro for 25 years and have enjoyed seeing the economic growth of this community. My children are able to attend a great public school and my wife  More

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Over 5 years ago

Yikes, this is one of those places that used to have sundown town policies in place well into the 20th century. Welcome to the conservative, baptist South.  More

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Ashamed of Jonesboro! I was born and raised there back in the late 70's and 80's We never heard of killings, not much of drugs, we were able to play outside, Nettleton  More

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