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Laramie, WY vs Iowa City, IA

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Highlights
- Household income in Iowa City, is 15% more than it is in Laramie and is 33% below the National Average.
- Laramie unemployment rate is 4.3%.
- Iowa City unemployment rate is 3.5%.

Economy
 Laramie, WYIowa City, IAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate4.3%3.5%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth-2.2%1.2%1.6%
 Future Job Growth19.5%29.5%33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.0%6.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes0.0%7.4%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$28,944$32,203$37,638
 Household Income$45,299$51,925$69,021
 Family Median Income$83,132$95,422$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Laramie, WYIowa City, IAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K16.0%16.5%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K6.5%5.4%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K11.0%9.5%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K12.2%8.5%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K7.3%8.1%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.9%7.5%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K7.0%8.7%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K8.9%10.3%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K14.3%12.7%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K4.9%6.8%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K3.8%6.0%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Laramie, WYIowa City, IAUnited States
 Management, business, finance11.3%11.2%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science8.8%8.0%6.5%
 Community, social services2.6%2.2%1.8%
 Legal1.1%1.0%1.2%
 Education, library17.0%14.5%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment2.2%2.6%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.2%9.9%6.2%
 Healthcare support2.2%3.3%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.1%1.0%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving6.2%9.9%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.4%2.6%3.6%
 Personal care3.1%3.0%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support17.1%17.0%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.5%0.5%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair8.8%3.1%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving8.3%10.2%13.1%

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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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Reviews for Iowa City    24 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I was there 5 years. Nothing to do but we’ll go shopping... at Walmart. It lacks so many things. There is no experience here, it jumps on any political band wagon and  More

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Over 4 years ago

Entertainment lacks greatly - especially the Hancher shows. I was hoping after they rebuilt they would be getting better shows there, that didn't happen. One has to  More

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Over 6 years ago

Iowa City is great. It's diverse and never boring. There always a variety of new shops and restaurants to explore and try out. Also watching college kids do stupid  More

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ZIPS IN LARAMIE, WYOMING
82070 82072
ZIPS IN IOWA CITY, IOWA
52240 52245 52246 52242

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