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Palestine, TX vs Mena, AR

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- Household income in Mena, is 5% more than it is in Palestine and is 58% below the National Average.
- Palestine unemployment rate is 6.2%.
- Mena unemployment rate is 5.4%.
 Palestine, TXMena, ARUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock5.4%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-0.6%1.6%
 Future Job Growth33.8%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock6.9%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$21,082  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$43,750$69,021
 Family Median Income$50,197  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Palestine, TXMena, ARUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock18.0%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.6%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock6.9%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K16.2%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock11.9%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K11.0%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock7.6%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K14.1%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock0.5%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K2.3%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock5.4%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Palestine, TXMena, ARUnited States
 Management, business, finance7.7%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock2.6%6.5%
 Community, social services1.4%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.0%1.2%
 Education, library6.2%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock0.0%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock5.5%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement11.2%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock8.5%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.6%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock3.0%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support18.9%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock2.8%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair9.7%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock16.9%13.1%
Reviews for Palestine    7 Reviews

we need to dial back the rich and buddies telling what they want city workers wasting gas going to play lottery workers don't need high wages like school superintendents  More

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Over 15 years ago

Palestine has a lot of great open land around town. Population hovers around 18,000+. Commuting is never backed up, nor is it along drive. Just about everybody knows  More

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Over 16 years ago

After living in the frigid Northwest of the united states, and traveling all over the world with the United States Army, My family and I were ready to find a good  More

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Reviews for Mena    4 Reviews

No jobs, nothing to do for retirees, nothing to do for teens or children. If you are not connected to local families you will never be accepted. Before even considering  More

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I grew up in Mena, AR and left there when I joined the Marine Corps. I never used drugs, most of the guys were active in sports and there were NO TEENS pregnant at the  More

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I read with astonishment the only review of Mena Arkansas, and I must disaggree. I moved here in 2005 from crowded and congested Florida and have never regretted the  More

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