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Point Pleasant, WV vs Mount Sterling, KY

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- Household income in Mount Sterling, is 11% more than it is in Point Pleasant and is 54% below the National Average.
- Point Pleasant unemployment rate is 6.6%.
- Mount Sterling unemployment rate is 6.0%.
 Point Pleasant, WVMount Sterling, KYUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock6.0%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-0.5%1.6%
 Future Job Growth23.5%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock6.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$27,399  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$44,676$69,021
 Family Median Income$64,833  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Point Pleasant, WVMount Sterling, KYUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock18.7%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K8.7%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock8.1%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K7.8%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock8.9%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.1%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock19.2%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K18.5%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock7.9%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K1.8%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock0.9%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Point Pleasant, WVMount Sterling, KYUnited States
 Management, business, finance3.6%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock3.5%6.5%
 Community, social services2.3%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.2%1.2%
 Education, library1.1%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock0.3%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock3.7%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement5.8%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock9.1%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.9%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock0.5%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support28.8%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair9.9%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock21.4%13.1%
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Reviews for Mount Sterling    2 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

This place is a good place to raise your children but not a good place to set up their future,(the best cost affordable education is about 15 to 40 miles away)expect the  More

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Over 17 years ago

Mt. Sterling is still growing with real estate sales continuing. The market is a buyers market and alot of inventory is available. Mt. Sterling is a great community to  More

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