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Pickens, SC vs Papillion, NE

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- Household income in Papillion, is 123% more than it is in Pickens and is 28% above the National Average.
- Pickens unemployment rate is 4.2%.
- Papillion unemployment rate is 2.6%.
 Pickens, SCPapillion, NEUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock2.6%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.9%1.6%
 Future Job Growth31.9%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock6.8%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$22,273  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$95,293$69,021
 Family Median Income$54,454  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Pickens, SCPapillion, NEUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock5.3%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K6.3%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock4.7%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K11.2%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock6.0%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.3%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock7.3%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K5.2%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock24.0%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K1.5%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock12.3%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Pickens, SCPapillion, NEUnited States
 Management, business, finance19.2%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock10.2%6.5%
 Community, social services1.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.5%1.2%
 Education, library2.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock0.9%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology3.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock2.3%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement3.4%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock6.9%5.4%
 Building maintenance7.6%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock3.2%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support15.1%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair17.9%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock8.8%13.1%
Reviews for Pickens    3 Reviews

This is from a south Orange County, lifelong Southern California girl who knows what a beautiful environment is like. Well - South Carolina made So Cal seem like such  More

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Over 10 years ago

Pickens County, SC is a wonderful place to live, work and retire but the information you're posting regarding education is inaccurate. First of all, our per pupil  More

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Over 18 years ago

Pickens is a beautiful town in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. As recent home buyers I very much hope Pickens continues to grow and thrive, and at the same  More

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Reviews for Papillion    6 Reviews

Papillion is a small suburb of Omaha and has low crime, reasonable schools, small town feel (unless you go north into the craziness of Omaha) and is growing by leaps and  More

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I have lived in Papillion Nebraska for twenty years. I live in an older part of town that is annexed and cannot speak to what goes on in the SIDs. I am going to try to  More

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I don't like to be negative. I've lived here for 4 years. At the risk of sounding dramatic (because this city really is), it's possibly the worst place in the great  More

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