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Noel, MO vs Alma, AR

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Highlights
- Household income in Alma, is 15% more than it is in Noel and is 80% below the National Average.
- Noel unemployment rate is 3.8%.
- Alma unemployment rate is 4.3%.
 Noel, MOAlma, ARUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock4.3%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-1.7%1.6%
 Future Job Growth34.4%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.2%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock6.9%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$14,628  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$38,292$69,021
 Family Median Income$45,500  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Noel, MOAlma, ARUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock11.4%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K7.5%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock14.5%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K12.1%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock4.5%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K12.3%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock8.1%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K11.3%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock5.8%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K1.8%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock1.1%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Noel, MOAlma, ARUnited States
 Management, business, finance2.7%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock2.2%6.5%
 Community, social services0.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.4%1.2%
 Education, library1.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock0.6%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology0.4%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock3.6%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.0%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock10.4%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.6%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock1.4%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support4.1%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair6.0%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock19.7%13.1%
Reviews for Noel    1 Reviews

I found Noel rich in natural beauty. Streets were not littered with fast food wrapers/alcoholic/soda pop beverage cans, cigarette butts. Houses no matter how poor  More

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Reviews for Alma    3 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

I have multiple friends and fraternity brothers who are from Alma and the area around it, that does not include Fort Smith. I am amazed at how well kept these people and  More

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Over 9 years ago

Alma has some of the best schools around. I have never seen a school district care so much for it's students. Not to mention the sports, dance, cheer and drama teams are  More

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Over 13 years ago

The most common response to querys about denominational identity is Baptist. There are basically three expressions of Baptist faith in the area. They are: Southern,  More

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