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St. George, UT vs Macon, GA

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Highlights
- Household income in Macon, is 9% more than it is in St. George and is 29,211% below the National Average.
- St. George unemployment rate is 2.9%.
- Macon unemployment rate is 6.0%.
 St. George, UTUnited States, GA
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.6%
 Future Job Growth55.6%  Unlock
 Sales Taxes6.4%  Unlock
 Income Taxes  Unlock4.6%
 Income per Cap.$31,641  Unlock
 Household Income  Unlock$69,021
 Family Median Income$78,096  Unlock
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 Est. Households By Income
 St. George, UTMacon, GA
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.0%  Unlock
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K10.6%  Unlock
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.0%  Unlock
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K13.4%  Unlock
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K6.1%  Unlock
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 St. George, UTMacon, GA
 Management, business, finance15.3%  Unlock
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock6.5%
 Community, social services2.0%  Unlock
 Legal  Unlock1.2%
 Education, library5.2%  Unlock
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.4%  Unlock
 Healthcare support  Unlock3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.5%  Unlock
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock5.4%
 Building maintenance5.4%  Unlock
 Personal care  Unlock2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support25.1%  Unlock
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair8.1%  Unlock
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock13.1%
Reviews for St. George    75 Reviews

Very low paying jobs. Very few corporate companies you could have a career at. Very expensive housing. Very unaccepting of non mormons. A very lazy city hall that  More

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We recently moved here and this are our thoughts: - Landscape wise no doubts this is one of the most beautiful places we have been - Public spaces are very clean, well  More

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I have lived in St. George for 8 months and love it so far. I agree that there are not a lot of jobs and most have low pay so this may not be a good place if your  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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