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Rensselaer, IN vs Marion, KY

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Highlights
- Household income in Marion, is 20% less than it is in Rensselaer and is 68% below the National Average.
- Rensselaer unemployment rate is 5.0%.
- Marion unemployment rate is 4.9%.
 Rensselaer, INMarion, KYUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock4.9%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-0.2%1.6%
 Future Job Growth29.3%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.8%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$26,035  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$41,076$69,021
 Family Median Income$68,750  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Rensselaer, INMarion, KYUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock14.2%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K5.3%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock17.0%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K11.5%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock10.5%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.5%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock11.0%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K16.6%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock5.0%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K2.9%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock3.9%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Rensselaer, INMarion, KYUnited States
 Management, business, finance12.7%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock1.9%6.5%
 Community, social services0.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.0%1.2%
 Education, library5.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.2%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology3.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock2.4%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.7%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock14.9%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.8%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock4.1%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support23.9%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair10.2%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock18.4%13.1%
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Grew up here and is not somewhere you want to end up unless you really enjoy micro-sized cities. There are 2  More

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