| ECONOMY | Colorado City | Michigan City | United States |
| Unemployment Rate | 7.70% | 9.90% | 8.60% |
| Recent Job Growth | -3.78% | -0.28% | 0.35% |
| Future Job Growth | 24.74% | 29.54% | 32.10% |
| Sales Taxes | 8.25% | 6.00% | 5.00% |
| Income Taxes | 0.00% | 4.35% | 4.70% |
| Income per Cap. | $20,743 | $19,042 | $26,154 |
| Household Income | $32,790 | $38,202 | $50,935 |
| ESTIMATED HOUSEHOLDS BY HOUSEHOLD INCOME | | | |
| Income Less Than 15K | 20.86% | 15.41% | 12.37% |
| Income between 15K and 25K | 16.68% | 15.29% | 10.53% |
| Income between 25K and 35K | 15.88% | 15.43% | 10.88% |
| Income between 35K and 50K | 17.42% | 18.95% | 15.37% |
| Income between 50K and 75K | 14.65% | 19.07% | 20.14% |
| Income between 75K and 100K | 8.00% | 9.32% | 12.41% |
| Income between 100K and 150K | 4.49% | 4.86% | 11.27% |
| Income between 150K and 250K | 0.86% | 1.11% | 5.01% |
| Income between 250K and 500K | 1.05% | 0.52% | 1.86% |
| Income greater than 500K | 0.12% | 0.04% | 0.16% |
| POPULATION BY OCCUPATION | | | |
| Management, Business, and Financial Operations | 7.35% | 9.08% | 14.04% |
| Professional and Related Occupations | 14.82% | 13.07% | 20.61% |
| Service | 29.90% | 20.87% | 14.45% |
| Sales and Office | 19.47% | 25.01% | 26.75% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry | 0.44% | 0.25% | 0.70% |
| Construction, Extraction, and Maintenance | 14.76% | 9.59% | 9.42% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving | 13.25% | 22.13% | 14.05% |