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Lincoln, NE vs Boise City, ID

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Highlights
- Household income in Boise City, is 9% more than it is in Lincoln and is 1% below the National Average.
- Lincoln unemployment rate is 2.9%.
- Boise City unemployment rate is 3.6%.

Economy
 Lincoln, NEBoise City, IDUnited States
 Unemployment Rate2.9%3.6%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth1.5%3.6%1.6%
 Future Job Growth31.1%50.9%33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.0%6.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes6.8%6.9%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$33,955$40,056$37,638
 Household Income$62,566$68,373$69,021
 Family Median Income$83,418$86,993$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Lincoln, NEBoise City, IDUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K8.4%7.6%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K4.0%3.7%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K8.7%8.2%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K9.4%9.1%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K8.8%7.6%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.7%7.9%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K11.5%10.6%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K12.4%13.9%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K16.1%15.7%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K6.1%7.5%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K5.9%8.2%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Lincoln, NEBoise City, IDUnited States
 Management, business, finance16.0%19.2%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science6.8%9.4%6.5%
 Community, social services2.1%1.7%1.8%
 Legal0.8%1.6%1.2%
 Education, library8.2%6.1%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment2.3%2.3%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.7%6.9%6.2%
 Healthcare support3.0%2.7%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.8%1.3%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving5.7%6.4%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.0%2.9%3.6%
 Personal care3.6%2.7%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support21.7%20.4%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.4%0.9%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair7.0%6.6%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving11.8%8.9%13.1%

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Reviews for Lincoln    67 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I've lived in Lincoln since 1965. Since the Boosalis Administration the city has been in a slow continual decline despite a growing population. Downtown Lincoln is  More

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I grew up in Lincoln. As a child I have nothing but fond memories of this city. I moved around a few times, places including Crete, and Omaha. Lincoln gives you the best  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've lived in Lincoln for 7 years and love it. Communities are safe, and if you forget to close your garage door, neighbors will call you. There are lots of trails that  More

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Reviews for Boise City    131 Reviews

The people that made Boise the really appealing small-town America kind of place it was 30-40 years ago are gone. I moved here about 30 years ago. I'm not immediately  More

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My wife and I moved here in 2018 with pans to eventually buy a house and start a family. We bought a house at the end of 2019, if we hadn't there's no way we could  More

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Boise is often characterized as a right-leaning city, as Sperling mistakenly did in their synopsis of Boise. But, the truth is the city its not just blue; it is deep,  More

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68516, 68521, 68506, 68502, 68510, 68505, 68504, 68503, 68508, 68507, 19 total
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