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Madison, WI vs Sioux Falls, SD

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Highlights
- Household income in Sioux Falls, is 5% less than it is in Madison and is 3% below the National Average.
- Madison unemployment rate is 3.3%.
- Sioux Falls unemployment rate is 3.2%.

Economy
 Madison, WISioux Falls, SDUnited States
 Unemployment Rate3.3%3.2%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth1.0%1.7%1.6%
 Future Job Growth37.9%36.6%33.5%
 Sales Taxes5.5%6.5%6.2%
 Income Taxes6.3%0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$42,693$36,430$37,638
 Household Income$70,466$66,761$69,021
 Family Median Income$101,190$85,908$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Madison, WISioux Falls, SDUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K10.1%7.3%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.0%2.9%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K7.5%8.5%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K7.6%10.2%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K7.2%8.0%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.1%7.9%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K10.4%11.2%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K14.1%15.0%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K16.9%17.1%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K8.0%5.8%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K8.0%6.1%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Madison, WISioux Falls, SDUnited States
 Management, business, finance17.0%15.2%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science15.5%5.9%6.5%
 Community, social services2.2%1.6%1.8%
 Legal1.4%1.0%1.2%
 Education, library9.9%4.6%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment2.6%1.7%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology7.4%8.7%6.2%
 Healthcare support3.1%3.3%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.1%1.4%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving6.4%6.1%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.4%3.2%3.6%
 Personal care2.1%2.7%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support16.8%22.4%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.1%0.5%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair3.9%7.4%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving8.1%14.4%13.1%

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Reviews for Madison    78 Reviews

Unfortunately, a number of these reviews are politically based. Madison remains the only shining star in Wisconsin’s economy. The economy is broadly based, with  More

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Have been living in Madison for almost 3 years. It’s very safe, ppl generally friendly and for a town of its size it has fair number of good restaurants and interesting  More

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Lacks balance and zero accountability.   More

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Reviews for Sioux Falls    56 Reviews

I've lived in Sioux Falls for 2 years. I've found it to be a good place to live. The city is not too big, and has an thriving economy. Traffic is not bad, but as the  More

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Sioux Falls isn’t as bad as people make it out to be. I’ve lived here for 2 years and my experience has been pleasant. Sioux Falls is a decent sized city, not too big or  More

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Over 3 years ago

Lived on both sides of the city (it's split up by east side and west side by the locals and they're kinda in competition with each other). I've been here for 3 years and  More

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ZIPS IN MADISON, WISCONSIN
53711, 53704, 53719, 53703, 53705, 53713, 53716, 53714, 53715, 53718, 13 total
ZIPS IN SIOUX FALLS, SOUTH DAKOTA
57106 57103 57104 57105 57108 57110 57107 57197 57117

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