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Sweet Home, OR vs Pikeville, KY

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- Household income in Pikeville, is 13% less than it is in Sweet Home and is 68% below the National Average.
- Sweet Home unemployment rate is 6.8%.
- Pikeville unemployment rate is 7.0%.
 Sweet Home, ORPikeville, KYUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock7.0%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.0%1.6%
 Future Job Growth40.7%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes0.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock7.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$22,540  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$41,094$69,021
 Family Median Income$54,080  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Sweet Home, ORPikeville, KYUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock29.2%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.6%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock12.3%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K18.0%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock5.0%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K11.8%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock12.5%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K10.8%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock10.9%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K3.1%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock5.0%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Sweet Home, ORPikeville, KYUnited States
 Management, business, finance8.0%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock4.8%6.5%
 Community, social services1.4%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock3.8%1.2%
 Education, library4.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.6%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology3.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock0.3%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.2%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock4.4%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.9%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock4.1%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support16.3%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair14.9%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock11.4%13.1%
Reviews for Sweet Home    4 Reviews

My son and his family are looking at a job transfer from Medford where fire smoke is getting nearly unbearable. I told him it’s bad in this area too, but what do the  More

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Over 7 years ago

This little town has potential but not enough financial support backing its law enforcement and park area's. Very depressed community and as an old logging town it  More

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Sweet Home is a beautiful town in the mountains with a river running through town. There are two reservoirs within a few minutes drive. Great fishing, boating and  More

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Reviews for Pikeville    5 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

I've lived in the wonderful county of Pike for the past seven years. Originally I am from Morgan County, but when I met my husband I made the move to Pikeville. Seven  More

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Over 17 years ago

Not much to do in the area, there has been alot of prescription drug abuse, but not alot of major crimes as one user said, I do enjoy the area, people are friendly, the  More

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I have lived in Pikeville, Kentucky for 28 years and I have lived in 3 other cities. I think that Pikeville is a wonderful place to live. I have a strong religious  More

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