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Altamont, UT vs Rock Springs, WY

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Highlights
- Household income in Rock Springs, is 10% less than it is in Altamont and is 7% above the National Average.
- Altamont unemployment rate is 5.5%.
- Rock Springs unemployment rate is 7.1%.

Economy
 Altamont, UTRock Springs, WYUnited States
 Unemployment Rate5.5%7.1%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth-0.7%-2.0%1.6%
 Future Job Growth9.0%10.0%33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.2%5.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes5.0%0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$18,126$36,504$37,638
 Household Income$82,813$74,548$69,021
 Family Median Income$89,375$93,193$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Altamont, UTRock Springs, WYUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K7.7%8.2%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.3%3.3%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K7.7%7.3%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K3.3%8.0%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K4.4%6.4%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.7%7.2%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K8.8%9.9%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K34.1%14.4%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K13.2%22.5%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K9.9%7.9%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K0.0%5.1%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Altamont, UTRock Springs, WYUnited States
 Management, business, finance5.7%11.1%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science1.4%5.8%6.5%
 Community, social services0.0%2.0%1.8%
 Legal0.0%0.8%1.2%
 Education, library22.9%7.0%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment0.0%0.8%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.7%3.9%6.2%
 Healthcare support0.0%1.7%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.4%2.5%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving12.9%4.9%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.1%3.8%3.6%
 Personal care2.1%2.2%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support16.4%20.2%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry1.4%0.2%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair10.7%20.8%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving17.1%12.5%13.1%

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Reviews for Rock Springs    3 Reviews

Rock Springs will grow on you. It is a big city (about 20,000) by Wyoming standards. There are a few chain stores and a small mall. Wal-Mart is the main place to shop  More

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Over 16 years ago

i once lived in rock for about a year and then transfered to oregon. i'm ready to go back.the town is like any it has good and bad.im going back because it grew on me  More

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Over 17 years ago

I have heard lots of rumors about Rock Springs. I know that many people say it is a rough town. Since I am looking at possibly teaching there, I would like to know what  More

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