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Royston, GA vs Calhoun, GA

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- Household income in Calhoun, is 41% more than it is in Royston and is 74% below the National Average.
- Royston unemployment rate is 3.7%.
- Calhoun unemployment rate is 3.2%.
 Royston, GACalhoun, GAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock3.2%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock3.9%1.6%
 Future Job Growth49.4%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.8%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$20,758  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$39,578$69,021
 Family Median Income$62,067  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Royston, GACalhoun, GAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock15.8%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K4.3%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock18.1%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K4.0%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock5.5%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K4.0%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock8.7%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K17.2%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock11.5%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K0.0%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock4.0%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Royston, GACalhoun, GAUnited States
 Management, business, finance9.1%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock3.1%6.5%
 Community, social services1.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.3%1.2%
 Education, library5.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock0.4%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology4.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock1.3%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement4.4%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock5.1%5.4%
 Building maintenance0.4%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock0.9%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support20.0%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock1.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair9.4%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock25.5%13.1%
Reviews for Royston    3 Reviews

I am pagan and the hypocritical Christian population stare, drive by my house constantly and call me names. They’re racist and  More

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Over 4 years ago

This place is the meth capital of Georgia. I hate living here. The cops don’t respond and criminals get away with  More

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Over 4 years ago

I wish I had never moved here. I wanted to live in a quiet city. This place is a lie. Driving through you'll see Mayberry signs, quaint shops, beautiful old houses ( I  More

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Reviews for Calhoun    5 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I hate Calhoun most restaurants fail health inspections also, house prices are outrageous   More

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Over 10 years ago

I moved to Calhoun several years ago and feel in love. Not only with the town and the people who live there but with a man that I met there. Life was good. Calhoun is a  More

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Over 14 years ago

Calhoun is a great place to live, with moderate tempertures almost year roundl. Janruary and Febuary being the coldest ranging between o-35% most of the time, with a  More

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