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Pocola, OK vs Barling, AR

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- Household income in Barling, is 15% less than it is in Pocola and is 94% below the National Average.
- Pocola unemployment rate is 6.7%.
- Barling unemployment rate is 4.5%.
 Pocola, OKBarling, ARUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock4.5%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-1.6%1.6%
 Future Job Growth21.5%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes10.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock6.9%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$20,385  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$35,568$69,021
 Family Median Income$50,550  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Pocola, OKBarling, ARUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock17.7%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K7.6%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock6.0%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K9.7%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock8.5%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K10.7%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock5.6%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K10.7%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock17.4%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K0.8%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock1.0%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Pocola, OKBarling, ARUnited States
 Management, business, finance15.3%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock2.5%6.5%
 Community, social services0.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.3%1.2%
 Education, library4.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock14.8%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology4.2%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock0.3%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.9%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock4.1%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.8%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock0.0%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support19.2%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair9.6%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock16.3%13.1%
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Reviews for Barling    1 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Barling is a nice quiet city to live in, the police however seem to think everyone is a criminal. I have lived in Barling for 2 years now. I have been pulled over 13  More

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