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Boulder City, NV vs Monroe, NC

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- Household income in Monroe, is 17% less than it is in Boulder City and is 19% below the National Average.
- Boulder City unemployment rate is 8.8%.
- Monroe unemployment rate is 5.3%.
 Boulder City, NVMonroe, NCUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock5.3%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock2.6%1.6%
 Future Job Growth40.3%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.3%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$41,421  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$58,180$69,021
 Family Median Income$88,770  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Boulder City, NVMonroe, NCUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock8.3%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.6%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock8.5%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K6.7%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock10.8%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.4%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock9.7%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K12.7%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock13.1%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K9.3%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock4.2%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Boulder City, NVMonroe, NCUnited States
 Management, business, finance16.0%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock3.8%6.5%
 Community, social services0.8%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.2%1.2%
 Education, library5.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.6%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock2.0%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement5.4%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock6.1%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.2%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock3.2%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support21.8%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.3%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair8.8%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock20.6%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 17 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 Monroe    5 Reviews

Moved to Monroe approx 6 years ago. It has been one excuse after the other for the high incidence of assault and battery as well as property crime. The mayor and city  More

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I have lived in Monroe since 2015. I have been welcomed by my neighbors and the community. Monroe is rapidly growning. The downtown area is family friendly and has added  More

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I’m so glad to be moving away from this little Charlotte wanna be Town run by rednecks! I’ve been here for 15 years and have been stopped by Sheriff’s about 8 times!  More

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