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Parkersburg, WV vs Augusta, ME

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- Household income in Augusta, is 4% more than it is in Parkersburg and is 71% below the National Average.
- Parkersburg unemployment rate is 7.5%.
- Augusta unemployment rate is 5.0%.
 Parkersburg, WVAugusta, MEUnited States
 Unemployment Rate7.5%5.0%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth-0.3%0.0%1.6%
 Future Job Growth17.9%30.1%33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.0%5.5%6.2%
 Income Taxes6.0%6.8%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$24,262$29,578$37,638
 Household Income$38,960$40,438$69,021
 Family Median Income$51,151$66,250$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Parkersburg, WVAugusta, MEUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K15.7%14.5%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K8.9%6.1%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K14.6%15.0%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K11.4%13.8%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K10.6%9.6%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.9%7.2%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K10.2%6.3%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K8.1%13.1%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K9.3%9.9%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K1.6%2.1%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K1.7%2.4%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Parkersburg, WVAugusta, MEUnited States
 Management, business, finance12.2%10.7%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science2.2%6.2%6.5%
 Community, social services1.9%3.8%1.8%
 Legal0.5%0.5%1.2%
 Education, library5.6%7.0%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment1.9%0.8%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.5%3.8%6.2%
 Healthcare support4.6%4.1%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.3%1.9%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving7.5%10.0%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.6%6.2%3.6%
 Personal care1.6%0.7%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support25.4%25.6%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.2%0.3%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair8.6%6.8%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving16.4%11.6%13.1%
Reviews for Parkersburg    10 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

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Over 14 years ago

Just like most places, Parkersburg definitely has it's pros and cons. The pros: pretty low crime rate (although it's growing more and more every year), typically no  More

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Have worked at St Josephs for the past 11 weeks as a travel RN in the CVICU. A very friendly hospital, great hospitalist and physician availability with CV surgeons of  More

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Reviews for Augusta    8 Reviews

We spent 1 year in Augusta. It is probably the cutest Capitol city that I have ever visited in the US. That being said, it has a dark underbelly and a ruthless drug  More

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Over 14 years ago

Winter in Maine usually starts in November, occasionally in October and lasts until March, sometimes April. Although last year was unusually mild, most folks around  More

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I've been living in Augusta for about 9 months now. Moved here from New Orleans. I should be moving out in a few months; I seriously considered staying in Augusta  More

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