2025 Compare Cities Economy:
Alta, WY vs Ridgway, CO

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Highlights
- Household income in Ridgway, is 47% less than it is in Alta and is 8% below the National Average.
- Alta unemployment rate is 4.2%.
- Ridgway unemployment rate is 6.3%.
 Alta, WYRidgway, COUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock6.3%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock5.8%1.6%
 Future Job Growth34.2%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock4.6%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$61,944  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$63,750$69,021
 Family Median Income$149,107  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Alta, WYRidgway, COUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock12.4%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K7.1%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock1.8%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K0.0%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock8.5%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K0.0%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock1.3%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K15.3%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock13.1%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K8.2%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock11.6%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Alta, WYRidgway, COUnited States
 Management, business, finance43.5%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock8.1%6.5%
 Community, social services0.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.5%1.2%
 Education, library0.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock7.8%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology0.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock0.7%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.0%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock3.0%5.4%
 Building maintenance0.0%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock0.7%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support54.0%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock4.2%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair0.0%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock6.7%13.1%
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