2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Shawnee, KS vs Montgomery, AL

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- Household income in Montgomery, is 47% less than it is in Shawnee and is 38% below the National Average.
- Shawnee unemployment rate is 3.3%.
- Montgomery unemployment rate is 5.8%.
 Shawnee, KSMontgomery, ALUnited States
 Unemployment Rate3.3%5.8%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth1.5%1.1%1.6%
 Future Job Growth32.9%30.3%33.5%
 Sales Taxes9.6%10.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes5.7%5.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$45,272$29,038$37,638
 Household Income$93,835$49,989$69,021
 Family Median Income$111,032$60,908$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Shawnee, KSMontgomery, ALUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K5.3%15.6%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K1.6%5.3%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K4.6%10.6%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K6.6%9.8%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K5.9%8.6%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.5%8.3%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K8.8%9.9%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K14.5%11.5%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K18.7%11.7%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K13.1%4.5%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K14.5%4.1%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Shawnee, KSMontgomery, ALUnited States
 Management, business, finance24.0%14.0%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science8.0%5.0%6.5%
 Community, social services1.6%2.4%1.8%
 Legal1.2%1.3%1.2%
 Education, library5.7%7.1%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment1.8%1.2%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology7.0%4.8%6.2%
 Healthcare support2.2%3.2%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.7%2.6%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving5.1%5.6%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.5%3.7%3.6%
 Personal care2.6%2.4%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support22.6%23.0%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.2%0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair5.2%5.5%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving8.7%18.2%13.1%
Reviews for Shawnee    3 Reviews

Shawnee, KS is a great place to raise a family -- great schools, lots of ball parks and gyms,lots of great families. Great accessibility to highways, can get to  More

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Over 18 years ago

Good schools, lots of ammenities, shopping, but a bit expensive on the area  More

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Over 18 years ago

Don't overlook Shawnee. Homes are a relative bargain compared to Leawood and Overland Park. Really nice homes for a fraction of the East Coast or West Coast prices.  More

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Reviews for Montgomery    31 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Overall, I rate Montgomery as a decent city--not great but not awful. Before moving here in 1984, I lived in Houston, Texas, Little Rock, Arkansas, Tallahassee, Florida,  More

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Over 5 years ago

This city is too  More

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Let's see, something, anything, nice to say about this place. Well, the property taxes are low, as is the cost of living, BUT...that's because it's a sh!thole town and  More

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