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Searcy, AR vs Cotter, AR

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- Household income in Cotter, is 25% less than it is in Searcy and is 120% below the National Average.
- Searcy unemployment rate is 4.9%.
- Cotter unemployment rate is 4.4%.
 Searcy, ARCotter, ARUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock4.4%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.2%1.6%
 Future Job Growth21.3%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes9.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock6.9%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$23,050  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$31,324$69,021
 Family Median Income$57,454  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Searcy, ARCotter, ARUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock15.1%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K7.5%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock24.1%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K13.3%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock5.3%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.1%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock10.8%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K8.8%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock6.1%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K3.4%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock1.2%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Searcy, ARCotter, ARUnited States
 Management, business, finance9.7%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock2.7%6.5%
 Community, social services3.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.9%1.2%
 Education, library12.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock0.9%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology9.1%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock5.1%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.1%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock0.9%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.4%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock7.2%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support21.1%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair5.4%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock29.0%13.1%
Reviews for Searcy    4 Reviews

Searcy is a quiet town, and a great place to raise a family. The schools are good and there's a church that would fit your needs. We are proud it is still a dry county.  More

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Over 18 years ago

Good- Searcy is a nice town with small town appeal and larger city ammenities coupled with bigger city accessibility. Bad- The city is not planned well for the growth.   More

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Cleaner than most cities ,also reasonable housing,small town feel ,growing. We are in the foothills to the Ozarks--very nice place to live--accessibilty to the Ozarks  More

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Reviews for Cotter    3 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

Staying a night at this location I heard high pitched calls... and was told that this was the call of the Sasquach or "Big Foot." I talked to several residents who  More

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Over 19 years ago

Cotter, AR appears to be a poverty stricken hamlet, hapazardly strewn into a semi-valley and hills on the East bank of the White River. It is difficult to imagine any  More

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Over 20 years ago

if you like to fish, you have lots to do here. Otherwise, life is  More

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