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Fort Dodge, IA vs Grand Junction, CO

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Highlights
- Household income in Grand Junction, is 17% more than it is in Fort Dodge and is 17% below the National Average.
- Fort Dodge unemployment rate is 4.9%.
- Grand Junction unemployment rate is 7.1%.

Economy
 Fort Dodge, IAGrand Junction, COUnited States
 Unemployment Rate4.9%7.1%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth0.6%2.5%1.6%
 Future Job Growth17.2%41.8%33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.0%8.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes7.4%4.6%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$28,629$34,353$37,638
 Household Income$50,409$58,892$69,021
 Family Median Income$69,953$77,965$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Fort Dodge, IAGrand Junction, COUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K13.5%10.0%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K6.5%4.8%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K10.9%9.4%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K11.5%9.0%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K7.3%8.2%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.0%9.2%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K11.7%10.3%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K12.1%14.2%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K12.0%15.4%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K4.5%4.3%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K1.9%5.0%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Fort Dodge, IAGrand Junction, COUnited States
 Management, business, finance10.4%14.4%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science1.8%4.2%6.5%
 Community, social services1.3%2.2%1.8%
 Legal0.3%1.0%1.2%
 Education, library6.0%6.1%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment0.9%2.8%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.6%8.2%6.2%
 Healthcare support3.6%3.8%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.4%1.9%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving8.5%6.2%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.4%3.2%3.6%
 Personal care2.4%3.0%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support22.9%20.7%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.7%0.5%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair10.2%10.7%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving17.8%11.0%13.1%

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Reviews for Fort Dodge    5 Reviews

Corrupt politicians always scheming to funnel public money to wealthy private interests, creating a welfare dependent economy that will be imploding sooner than later,  More

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Having lived here all of my life and having been involved with the community in many ways, I would not recommend that anyone move to FD at this time. About 60% of the  More

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Over 9 years ago

Before moving to the Fort Dodge area please consider other options. The city is a decaying town, streets have definitely seen better days and are filthy. There are not  More

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Reviews for Grand Junction    54 Reviews

Grand Junction is another one of those fast growing places due to its cheaper than average cost of living. However with each passing year, that once $600 a month one  More

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I’ve lived in Grand Junction for 18 years, but have been coming here (girlfriend, wife, family) since 1992. I think the biggest change or challenge for long time locals,  More

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Over 3 years ago

I've lived in Grand Junction for 14 months and it is a nice area, but very expensive to live. There is an ongoing housing crisis due to poor city planning and it has  More

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ZIPS IN FORT DODGE, IOWA
50501
ZIPS IN GRAND JUNCTION, COLORADO
81501 81503 81506 81505

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