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Petersburg, VA vs Macon, GA

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Highlights
- Household income in Macon, is 54% more than it is in Petersburg and is 29,211% below the National Average.
- Petersburg unemployment rate is 12.9%.
- Macon unemployment rate is 6.0%.
 Petersburg, VAUnited States, GA
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.6%
 Future Job Growth26.9%  Unlock
 Sales Taxes5.3%  Unlock
 Income Taxes  Unlock4.6%
 Income per Cap.$26,091  Unlock
 Household Income  Unlock$69,021
 Family Median Income$54,356  Unlock
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 Est. Households By Income
 Petersburg, VAMacon, GA
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K6.5%  Unlock
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K10.4%  Unlock
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K10.6%  Unlock
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K11.3%  Unlock
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K2.3%  Unlock
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Petersburg, VAMacon, GA
 Management, business, finance10.5%  Unlock
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock6.5%
 Community, social services3.7%  Unlock
 Legal  Unlock1.2%
 Education, library4.6%  Unlock
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.1%  Unlock
 Healthcare support  Unlock3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.8%  Unlock
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock5.4%
 Building maintenance4.5%  Unlock
 Personal care  Unlock2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support21.2%  Unlock
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair5.4%  Unlock
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock13.1%
Reviews for Petersburg    3 Reviews

Petersburg's crime statistics do not accurately reflect the true picture of our city. Unfortunately, cime is crime, but the lack of the most serious random acts of crime  More

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Though there are people who rent in petersburg who work in nearby richmond, the rental market is not yet prohibitive in richmond. The real value is for those who want  More

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Over 19 years ago

Climate is hot and humid in summer but spring and fall are generally quite nice. Winters are not bad either, it snows occasionally but there is still a lot of sunshine  More

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Reviews for Macon    23 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Macon is great, the thing I like about Macon is it's just an extension of Atlanta, like you wouldn't know the difference. The politics are the same, the people are the  More

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I moved to Macon seven years ago and have found the people to be welcoming, the restaurants wonderful, the downtown vibrant and so many activities to get involved with.   More

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Over 4 years ago

Macon is a perfect example of what Southern whites most feared in the 50-60s when there was the big push to bus blacks in to vote. The expected disaster occurred and is  More

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