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Amherst, WI vs Harper, KS

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Highlights
- Household income in Harper, is 3% more than it is in Amherst and is 28% below the National Average.
- Amherst unemployment rate is 4.6%.
- Harper unemployment rate is 3.2%.
 Amherst, WIHarper, KSUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock3.2%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock2.0%1.6%
 Future Job Growth29.9%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes5.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.7%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$30,529  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$53,716$69,021
 Family Median Income$65,000  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Amherst, WIHarper, KSUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock19.2%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K5.3%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock8.1%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K17.1%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock8.3%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K12.6%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock6.9%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K20.4%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock11.9%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K2.3%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock7.3%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Amherst, WIHarper, KSUnited States
 Management, business, finance15.9%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock0.0%6.5%
 Community, social services4.3%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.0%1.2%
 Education, library4.1%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.0%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology3.9%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock1.6%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.0%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock1.8%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.3%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock0.9%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support23.7%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.9%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair8.8%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock30.4%13.1%
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I live in Harper and I love it! The community is awesome, supportive of each other, people are very friendly. Beautiful rural life within driving distance to all major  More

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