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Thayer, MO vs Ironton, MO

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Highlights
- Household income in Ironton, is 22% more than it is in Thayer and is 84% below the National Average.
- Thayer unemployment rate is 5.5%.
- Ironton unemployment rate is 6.2%.
 Thayer, MOIronton, MOUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock6.2%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-0.1%1.6%
 Future Job Growth16.6%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.2%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.4%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$17,620  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$37,546$69,021
 Family Median Income$44,028  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Thayer, MOIronton, MOUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock24.5%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K7.1%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock13.7%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K10.6%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock4.8%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K13.0%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock9.9%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K7.5%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock9.1%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K2.0%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock0.0%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Thayer, MOIronton, MOUnited States
 Management, business, finance15.0%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock0.0%6.5%
 Community, social services0.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.0%1.2%
 Education, library7.4%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock0.4%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology3.9%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock7.0%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.5%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock6.5%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.7%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock0.0%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support19.5%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair7.4%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock12.4%13.1%
Reviews for Thayer    1 Reviews

If corruption and authoritarianism were a city, it would be Thayer MO. The town is riddled with meth, real crime (meaning crimes with actual victims such as theft or  More

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Reviews for Ironton    2 Reviews

When we first moved here we heard locals say that Ironton, Missouri was our own little slice of heaven and after living here we can agree. We have found people here are  More

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Over 13 years ago

If you like to shop 'til you drop and have lots of ammenities nearby you won't like it here. If you love natural beauty, low taxes,low housing prices, and a good  More

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