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Roswell, GA vs Macon, GA

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- Household income in Macon, is 38% less than it is in Roswell and is 29,211% below the National Average.
- Roswell unemployment rate is 2.6%.
- Macon unemployment rate is 6.0%.
 Roswell, GAUnited States, GA
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.6%
 Future Job Growth44.7%  Unlock
 Sales Taxes7.8%  Unlock
 Income Taxes  Unlock4.6%
 Income per Cap.$58,074  Unlock
 Household Income  Unlock$69,021
 Family Median Income$136,145  Unlock
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 Est. Households By Income
 Roswell, GAMacon, GA
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K1.7%  Unlock
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K5.6%  Unlock
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.1%  Unlock
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K9.8%  Unlock
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K11.8%  Unlock
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Roswell, GAMacon, GA
 Management, business, finance29.7%  Unlock
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock6.5%
 Community, social services1.3%  Unlock
 Legal  Unlock1.2%
 Education, library5.4%  Unlock
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology4.4%  Unlock
 Healthcare support  Unlock3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.6%  Unlock
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock5.4%
 Building maintenance3.9%  Unlock
 Personal care  Unlock2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support20.8%  Unlock
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair5.6%  Unlock
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock13.1%
Reviews for Roswell    16 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

I just moved here from out of state was excited because the area is beautiful, beautiful homes, parks, and schools have great ratings. Everyone seems nice when we are  More

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Over 8 years ago

While the public schools are good, they are constantly being under-funded and classroom sizes are increasing. You can get a decent home for the money here, but the area  More

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Over 8 years ago

We recently relocated (cross country) to Roswell, GA, and our family could not have found a better place. This is a family friendly town, with an abundance of activities  More

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Reviews for Macon    23 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Macon is great, the thing I like about Macon is it's just an extension of Atlanta, like you wouldn't know the difference. The politics are the same, the people are the  More

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I moved to Macon seven years ago and have found the people to be welcoming, the restaurants wonderful, the downtown vibrant and so many activities to get involved with.   More

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Over 4 years ago

Macon is a perfect example of what Southern whites most feared in the 50-60s when there was the big push to bus blacks in to vote. The expected disaster occurred and is  More

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