2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Delta, CO vs Laramie, WY

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Highlights
- Household income in Laramie, is 2% more than it is in Delta and is 52% below the National Average.
- Delta unemployment rate is 6.6%.
- Laramie unemployment rate is 4.3%.
 Delta, COLaramie, WYUnited States
 Unemployment Rate6.6%4.3%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth4.2%-2.2%1.6%
 Future Job Growth51.3%19.5%33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.9%6.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes4.6%0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$31,815$28,944$37,638
 Household Income$44,551$45,299$69,021
 Family Median Income$54,271$83,132$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Delta, COLaramie, WYUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K14.9%16.0%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K7.9%6.5%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K9.5%11.0%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K12.5%12.2%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K10.7%7.3%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K9.7%7.9%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K10.3%7.0%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K7.9%8.9%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K11.1%14.3%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K1.7%4.9%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K3.8%3.8%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Delta, COLaramie, WYUnited States
 Management, business, finance11.0%11.3%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science3.3%8.8%6.5%
 Community, social services0.8%2.6%1.8%
 Legal0.5%1.1%1.2%
 Education, library5.7%17.0%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment1.2%2.2%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.8%6.2%6.2%
 Healthcare support6.0%2.2%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.9%1.1%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving5.5%6.2%5.4%
 Building maintenance5.9%3.4%3.6%
 Personal care3.4%3.1%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support16.1%17.1%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.2%0.5%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair18.0%8.8%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving14.7%8.3%13.1%
Reviews for Delta    10 Reviews

35 year resident....While I find the reviews constructive, I'm a bit confused and rumoured by the, "nothing to do" crowd. Me thinks some would go to New York City,  More

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Over 3 years ago

I have lived in numerous cities and states big cities as well as small communities but Delta by far is the worst No I'm not looking for a parade everyday and monkeys  More

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Over 9 years ago

Delta is a lovely farming community. People are nice and there is a wonderful state of the art community center (BHRC) that has excellent health and fitness equipment.   More

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Reviews for Laramie    20 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Out of all the places we have lived, Laramie is our favorite place we have lived. The locals are nice. Neighbors know each other. Neighbors help each other out. If you  More

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I have lived in Laramie for 35 years. It's true If you want malls and shopping this is not the place for you. There is not much high fashion here. Laramie is for people  More

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I no longer fear hell as I have now lived in Laramie for 2 years. Where to begin? The first thing I will mention is the ridiculous housing prices for what you are  More

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