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Powderly, KY vs Newton, MS

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- Household income in Newton, is 31% less than it is in Powderly and is 133% below the National Average.
- Powderly unemployment rate is 6.9%.
- Newton unemployment rate is 6.1%.
 Powderly, KYNewton, MSUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock6.1%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-2.2%1.6%
 Future Job Growth16.3%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$19,063  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$29,595$69,021
 Family Median Income$44,375  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Powderly, KYNewton, MSUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock26.1%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K4.5%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock18.4%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K18.5%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock11.7%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K5.2%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock1.6%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K7.0%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock4.8%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K0.0%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock3.7%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Powderly, KYNewton, MSUnited States
 Management, business, finance12.4%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock1.8%6.5%
 Community, social services0.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.0%1.2%
 Education, library0.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock0.4%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock1.7%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement13.4%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock1.6%5.4%
 Building maintenance7.4%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock3.5%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support10.6%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair14.3%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock34.5%13.1%
Reviews for Powderly    1 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

powderly is the city in which i was born in, an i wouln't want to live any where else.it's a place where you still have neighbors, proven, when we had the tornado,in2008  More

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Reviews for Newton    1 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

I've lived here for most of my life. The town history is great but as for that there isn't much to say. The school system is okay. With little money for resources I  More

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