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Jackson, WY vs Cedar Rapids, IA

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Highlights
- Household income in Cedar Rapids, is 24% less than it is in Jackson and is 9% below the National Average.
- Jackson unemployment rate is 4.2%.
- Cedar Rapids unemployment rate is 5.9%.

Economy
 Jackson, WYCedar Rapids, IAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate4.2%5.9%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth-1.6%1.3%1.6%
 Future Job Growth34.2%25.1%33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.0%7.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes0.0%7.4%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$47,848$35,566$37,638
 Household Income$83,289$63,170$69,021
 Family Median Income$101,080$81,152$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Jackson, WYCedar Rapids, IAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K4.4%7.1%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K1.5%3.8%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K5.6%9.3%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K10.3%9.0%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K3.6%9.5%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.8%8.9%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K11.6%11.0%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K14.5%14.8%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K20.2%14.9%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K11.8%6.2%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K8.8%5.5%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Jackson, WYCedar Rapids, IAUnited States
 Management, business, finance23.5%15.5%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science4.3%7.5%6.5%
 Community, social services2.9%2.0%1.8%
 Legal0.8%1.5%1.2%
 Education, library4.6%4.8%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment4.7%1.6%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology4.0%5.6%6.2%
 Healthcare support1.4%3.1%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.4%1.4%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving5.9%5.7%5.4%
 Building maintenance6.5%2.4%3.6%
 Personal care5.9%2.5%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support19.0%21.8%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.0%0.6%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair7.3%7.4%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving6.9%16.7%13.1%

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Reviews for Jackson    13 Reviews

I live in Jackson and I can tell you for sure it sucks. I'm currently a student in college so I don't bring in any income but my husband makes about 200,000 a year.....  More

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Over 3 years ago

What a rip-off!!! I had wanted to see Jackson, Wy for many years and found it to be very snooty. The motels were outrageously expensive. The entire city is  More

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Jackson, like so many other wealthy towns, is composed of the wealthy who made their money elsewhere and those who serve them. Those who serve are actually pretty nice  More

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Reviews for Cedar Rapids    39 Reviews

My biggest gripe is the winter weather and more specifically the wind. The wind does not stop blowing the entire winter. It starts around November when NW winds start  More

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Over 3 years ago

Such a horrible place. The racism is too much. You cant even take a walk to the park without hearing a racial insult thrown at you. You cant even go to the store  More

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I grew up here, moved away, came back to raise my family and have been back since 1993. I love this city!!! There is SOOO much to do. There are 3-4 community theatre  More

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