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Boulder City, NV vs Bowling Green, KY

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- Household income in Bowling Green, is 37% less than it is in Boulder City and is 58% below the National Average.
- Boulder City unemployment rate is 8.8%.
- Bowling Green unemployment rate is 4.7%.
 Boulder City, NVBowling Green, KYUnited States
 Unemployment Rate8.8%4.7%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth3.5%2.6%1.6%
 Future Job Growth40.3%46.4%33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.3%6.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes0.0%8.4%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$41,421$26,015$37,638
 Household Income$69,746$43,633$69,021
 Family Median Income$88,770$53,400$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Boulder City, NVBowling Green, KYUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K9.0%15.9%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.6%7.4%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K10.3%11.2%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K6.7%11.5%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K7.7%9.5%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.4%8.0%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K7.8%9.8%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K12.7%10.1%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K15.8%9.1%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K9.3%3.8%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K8.8%3.8%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Boulder City, NVBowling Green, KYUnited States
 Management, business, finance16.0%11.7%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science3.6%3.4%6.5%
 Community, social services0.8%1.6%1.8%
 Legal1.4%0.8%1.2%
 Education, library5.3%5.6%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment3.9%2.1%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.0%5.6%6.2%
 Healthcare support1.8%3.0%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement5.4%1.5%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving7.3%8.7%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.2%4.3%3.6%
 Personal care4.9%3.3%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support21.8%22.3%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.1%0.2%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair8.8%5.6%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving10.8%20.2%13.1%
Reviews for Boulder City    4 Reviews

I'm an Air Force Veteran, born in New Jersey who left home at 18 and have live in at least 20 US towns and communities over the past fifty years. I moved out of Silicon  More

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Boulder City is all about Clean Green, but the only Dog Park in the city is all dirt. Henderson, NV and Las Vegas have multiple Grass dog parks. Boulder City has 3  More

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Over 16 years ago

All heavy truck traffic has been routed off the Hoover Dam since the 9-11 attacks due to national "infrastructure" security concerns and this has had the effect of  More

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Reviews for Bowling Green    7 Reviews

I have lived in Bowling Green 12 years, prior to that I lived in the Terre Haute IN area. Compared to Terre Haute, my husband and I much prefer BG. The winters are much  More

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Over 6 years ago

I was born in BG 62 yrs ago. I left at 17 and returned in 2015. Compared to Texas & the west, BG is the worst. If you like sunshine (I do), it is horrible in BG.  More

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I have lived in Bowling Green for almost seven years now. I'm originally from the Oklahoma City/Moore OK area. My husband and I moved here for his job. Honestly,  More

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