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Altoona, KS vs Peru, KS

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- Household income in Peru, is 53% more than it is in Altoona and is 65% below the National Average.
- Altoona unemployment rate is 4.9%.
- Peru unemployment rate is 5.1%.
 Altoona, KSPeru, KSUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock5.1%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-1.7%1.6%
 Future Job Growth28.3%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.7%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$18,110  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$41,875$69,021
 Family Median Income$48,750  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Altoona, KSPeru, KSUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock7.7%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K4.2%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock13.2%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K9.7%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock37.4%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K3.5%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock4.4%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K11.8%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock2.2%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K0.7%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock0.0%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Altoona, KSPeru, KSUnited States
 Management, business, finance5.6%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock0.0%6.5%
 Community, social services0.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.0%1.2%
 Education, library7.4%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock0.0%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock15.7%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.0%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock0.0%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.9%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock0.0%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support16.7%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair13.0%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock52.9%13.1%
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