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Vicksburg, MS vs Cape Girardeau, MO

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- Household income in Cape Girardeau, is 26% more than it is in Vicksburg and is 44% below the National Average.
- Vicksburg unemployment rate is 8.5%.
- Cape Girardeau unemployment rate is 3.8%.
 Vicksburg, MSCape Girardeau, MOUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock3.8%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.9%1.6%
 Future Job Growth24.1%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.4%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$25,201  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$48,055$69,021
 Family Median Income$50,947  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Vicksburg, MSCape Girardeau, MOUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock13.8%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K8.1%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock13.5%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K10.8%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock9.8%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.7%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock10.0%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K6.2%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock11.7%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K3.7%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock3.1%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Vicksburg, MSCape Girardeau, MOUnited States
 Management, business, finance11.9%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock3.8%6.5%
 Community, social services1.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.5%1.2%
 Education, library8.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.7%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology7.4%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock4.0%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement3.6%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock9.7%5.4%
 Building maintenance7.1%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.0%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support15.8%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.5%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair8.2%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock13.0%13.1%
Reviews for Vicksburg    8 Reviews

I was born and raised in Vicksburg. I left for a town 25 miles south in 2015. Vicksburg was a great city when I was coming up. However, in the past 15 to so years, it  More

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Over 15 years ago

Nice People..Rich Culture....Just a great place to  More

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My son was attacked by two teenage thugs when he stopped in Vicksburg to do some laundry, find something to eat and recharge batteries for his electronics. Jake, my  More

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Reviews for Cape Girardeau    7 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

Great place to live. You can get from any point A to point B in 10 minutes. Easy to get spoiled with the  More

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Over 12 years ago

For a relatively small area (city permanent population of 37,000, swelling to 100,000 during the workweek when the university is in session), Cape Girardeau has multiple  More

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Over 16 years ago

It's a good mid sized  More

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