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Bettendorf, IA vs Carlsbad, NM

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- Household income in Carlsbad, is 21% less than it is in Bettendorf and is 2% above the National Average.
- Bettendorf unemployment rate is 4.2%.
- Carlsbad unemployment rate is 8.4%.
 Bettendorf, IACarlsbad, NMUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock8.4%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock8.5%1.6%
 Future Job Growth29.5%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock4.9%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$48,011  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$70,745$69,021
 Family Median Income$106,843  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Bettendorf, IACarlsbad, NMUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock12.3%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.2%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock8.6%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K6.8%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock5.7%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.0%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock11.0%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K15.0%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock19.4%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K11.3%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock3.8%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Bettendorf, IACarlsbad, NMUnited States
 Management, business, finance22.7%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock5.0%6.5%
 Community, social services1.4%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.2%1.2%
 Education, library6.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock0.2%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology8.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock2.3%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.2%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock4.3%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.3%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock1.2%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support18.7%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.5%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair4.9%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock17.4%13.1%
Reviews for Bettendorf    4 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

very low crime, great schools, housing costs-a decent house for family of 5 is around  More

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We are thinking of moving to the area (Iowa). I am an NC native, although we feel the need to move out due to huge influx of newcomers in this area from the northeast  More

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Over 18 years ago

We moved to Bettendorf when our son was in elementary school based on favorable comments about the schools from several friends in similar stages in their lives. We  More

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Reviews for Carlsbad    16 Reviews

I've only been here for a few months, but I can quickly sum up this town as a rundown truck stop, perpetually buffeted by relentless wind, dirt, and hot air. The gas  More

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Over 3 years ago

We used to visit here every few years from Michigan just to see the Living Desert State Park. A very long way to drive to spend a a couple of days in this hauntingly  More

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Been here 9 years. Very difficult place. Price gouging, extremely expensive to live here. Crazy amounts of crime, cops do nothing. Very crowded, bad traffic and crazy  More

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