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Van Buren, AR vs Cabot, AR

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Highlights
- Household income in Cabot, is 22% more than it is in Van Buren and is 10% below the National Average.
- Van Buren unemployment rate is 4.3%.
- Cabot unemployment rate is 4.3%.
 Van Buren, ARCabot, ARUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock4.3%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-0.2%1.6%
 Future Job Growth23.3%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes10.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock6.9%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$26,500  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$62,654$69,021
 Family Median Income$58,849  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Van Buren, ARCabot, ARUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock8.3%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K4.0%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock8.2%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K10.5%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock8.0%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K11.2%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock8.8%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K15.9%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock22.2%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K2.4%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock4.0%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Van Buren, ARCabot, ARUnited States
 Management, business, finance8.3%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock4.7%6.5%
 Community, social services2.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.6%1.2%
 Education, library5.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock0.5%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock3.0%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.9%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock6.2%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.2%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock1.9%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support18.6%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair9.7%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock12.3%13.1%
Reviews for Van Buren    2 Reviews

We moved to Arkansas (and to Van Buren) 4 years ago from the metro Houston, Texas area. We were sick of the traffic and crime that comes with living in a large city.   More

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Over 18 years ago

I don't like Arkansas. It's pretty, but the pay sucks. Taxes are very high, and so are  More

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Reviews for Cabot    6 Reviews

Cabot is a bedroom community of Little Rock, but also a bedroom community to LRAFB and a service and businesses community for all the smaller surrounding towns. So while  More

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Over 6 years ago

It is a good place overall. It has lots of fast food places and lots of  More

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Over 15 years ago

Very nice rural  More

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