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Parkersburg, WV vs Swainsboro, GA

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- Household income in Swainsboro, is 16% less than it is in Parkersburg and is 110% below the National Average.
- Parkersburg unemployment rate is 7.5%.
- Swainsboro unemployment rate is 5.3%.
 Parkersburg, WVSwainsboro, GAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock5.3%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-1.7%1.6%
 Future Job Growth17.9%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.8%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$24,262  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$32,830$69,021
 Family Median Income$51,151  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Parkersburg, WVSwainsboro, GAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock27.2%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K8.9%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock9.9%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K11.4%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock9.9%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.9%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock12.3%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K8.1%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock4.6%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K1.6%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock2.4%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Parkersburg, WVSwainsboro, GAUnited States
 Management, business, finance12.2%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock3.2%6.5%
 Community, social services1.9%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.5%1.2%
 Education, library5.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock0.0%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock7.4%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.3%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock4.6%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.6%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock4.0%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support25.4%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock1.2%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair8.6%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock18.0%13.1%
Reviews for Parkersburg    10 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

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Over 15 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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