2025 Compare Cities Economy:
Opp, AL vs Shelby, MS

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Highlights
- Household income in Shelby, is 34% less than it is in Opp and is 158% below the National Average.
- Opp unemployment rate is 2.8%.
- Shelby unemployment rate is 7.7%.
 Opp, ALShelby, MSUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock7.7%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-0.9%1.6%
 Future Job Growth29.9%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes10.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$23,600  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$26,762$69,021
 Family Median Income$56,500  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Opp, ALShelby, MSUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock28.0%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K6.9%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock19.1%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K14.2%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock10.8%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.2%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock1.8%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K11.5%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock2.7%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K2.6%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock0.0%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Opp, ALShelby, MSUnited States
 Management, business, finance10.8%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock0.0%6.5%
 Community, social services1.8%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.0%1.2%
 Education, library5.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock0.0%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock10.4%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.0%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock3.5%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.8%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock3.5%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support17.0%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair10.2%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock0.0%13.1%
Reviews for Opp    1 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

Opp (all of lower AL) is very hot and humid, too humid to go outside, the humidity is so bad it actually forms fog inside buildings. People are nice, weather is the  More

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Reviews for Shelby    1 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

My hometown of historic Shelby, in the early 70's through the 80's, was a great place to grow up . The living was hard but the people of the Mississippi Delta town of  More

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