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Toccoa, GA vs Fountain, NC

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Highlights
- Household income in Fountain, is 50% less than it is in Toccoa and is 186% below the National Average.
- Toccoa unemployment rate is 4.5%.
- Fountain unemployment rate is 4.6%.
 Toccoa, GAFountain, NCUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock4.6%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.1%1.6%
 Future Job Growth32.1%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.3%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$22,256  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$24,125$69,021
 Family Median Income$55,776  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Toccoa, GAFountain, NCUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock35.2%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K6.5%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock15.2%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K8.5%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock4.0%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K10.3%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock5.6%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K13.2%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock8.8%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K4.2%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock1.6%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Toccoa, GAFountain, NCUnited States
 Management, business, finance6.4%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock5.8%6.5%
 Community, social services0.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock2.9%1.2%
 Education, library8.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock0.0%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology3.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock5.8%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.8%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock1.4%5.4%
 Building maintenance5.4%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock0.0%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support15.6%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair4.8%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock21.7%13.1%
Reviews for Toccoa    2 Reviews

I've lived in Toccoa 17 years it's not a good place.Toccoa had the highest meth trafficking per Capita in America, highest crime rate per Capita in America,a extremely  More

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Over 13 years ago

My girls and I just moved here from Ohio, I would like to information about the crime rate in Toccoa,  More

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Reviews for Fountain    1 Reviews

I have lived in the area of Fountain for many years. Its one of those small, old country towns with one lighted intersection - intersection of Highway NC 222 and US  More

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