In the Auburn-Opelika region, the median female income is 140 percent of the median male income.

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Two others, including current Auburn sophomore offensive lineman Eric Mack, 20, of Cameron, South Carolina, were taken to East Alabama Medical Center in the nearby town of Opelika.

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Three regions in Alabama finished above it: Huntsville and Auburn-Opelika ranked first and second, and Columbus-Phenix City, which straddles the Georgia border, ranked seventh (the state's two largest cities, Birmingham and Montgomery, ranked 83rd and 22nd).

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