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Richmond, KY vs Bangor, ME

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Highlights
- Household income in Bangor, is 23% more than it is in Richmond and is 39% below the National Average.
- Richmond unemployment rate is 4.9%.
- Bangor unemployment rate is 4.9%.

Economy
 Richmond, KYBangor, MEUnited States
 Unemployment Rate4.9%4.9%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth1.1%-0.5%1.6%
 Future Job Growth33.2%26.0%33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.0%5.5%6.2%
 Income Taxes8.0%6.8%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$23,945$32,265$37,638
 Household Income$40,221$49,652$69,021
 Family Median Income$63,453$71,748$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Richmond, KYBangor, MEUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K19.7%15.7%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K5.7%5.8%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K10.4%9.4%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K14.0%11.8%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K7.2%7.6%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.9%7.8%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K7.8%9.9%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K10.9%10.5%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K10.3%12.1%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K3.8%4.8%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K2.3%4.8%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Richmond, KYBangor, MEUnited States
 Management, business, finance9.9%13.3%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science5.0%6.5%6.5%
 Community, social services2.3%2.2%1.8%
 Legal0.5%0.9%1.2%
 Education, library7.5%8.2%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment2.2%1.9%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.2%9.5%6.2%
 Healthcare support3.0%4.0%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement3.9%2.5%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving9.7%8.4%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.9%4.0%3.6%
 Personal care3.6%2.7%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support22.1%20.9%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.0%0.8%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair5.7%7.3%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving15.5%6.8%13.1%

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Reviews for Richmond    4 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

Keep this between us... Richmond is a hidden gem. A small university town close to a large city (Lexington is 30 minutes away) and less than two hour from very large  More

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For a smallish town, Richmond offers a convenient location and great small restaurants. Fortunately it is also wedged between Lexington and little Berea, both with more  More

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Over 15 years ago

Major university town of small size (30,000), and conveniently located 30 miles from Lexington,  More

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Reviews for Bangor    14 Reviews

I have lived just outside of Bangor for four years. I came from the Seattle area and have lived in several states. I love it here. I have found people to be very  More

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I have never lived anyplace and been as much of an outcast and a social pariah as I have been in Bangor ME. I have lived here for 4yrs. and have been met with contempt  More

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Over 6 years ago

DONT'E WAS BULLIED BY SPECIFIC INDIVIDUALS IN SCHOOL AND WAS BULLIED BY NUMEROUS TEACHERS THROUGHOUT HIS SCHOOL YEARS IN THE BANGOR SCHOOL  More

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ZIPS IN RICHMOND, KENTUCKY
40475
ZIPS IN BANGOR, MAINE
04401

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