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Astoria, SD vs Elkton, SD

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Highlights
- Household income in Elkton, is 8% more than it is in Astoria and is 5% below the National Average.
- Astoria unemployment rate is 5.3%.
- Elkton unemployment rate is 3.1%.
 Astoria, SDElkton, SDUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock3.1%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.7%1.6%
 Future Job Growth11.7%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes4.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$22,340  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$65,625$69,021
 Family Median Income$78,750  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Astoria, SDElkton, SDUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock15.1%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K0.0%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock3.9%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K9.5%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock15.4%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K4.8%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock17.2%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K20.6%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock24.9%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K6.3%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock1.4%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Astoria, SDElkton, SDUnited States
 Management, business, finance1.3%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock7.3%6.5%
 Community, social services1.3%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.0%1.2%
 Education, library6.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock0.0%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology2.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock0.0%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.0%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock5.4%5.4%
 Building maintenance10.1%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock1.1%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support15.2%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock11.7%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair27.8%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock26.0%13.1%
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Reviews for Elkton    2 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

It is a nice small town, but that does limit its possibilities. However, because of it being small, you are known more, and people are kind and actually care. It is  More

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Over 17 years ago

It is a nice small town, but that does limit its possibilities. However, because of it being small, you are known more, and people are kind and actually care. It is  More

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