2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Bowling Green, KY vs Laramie, WY

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Highlights
- Household income in Laramie, is 4% more than it is in Bowling Green and is 52% below the National Average.
- Bowling Green unemployment rate is 4.7%.
- Laramie unemployment rate is 4.3%.
 Bowling Green, KYLaramie, WYUnited States
 Unemployment Rate4.7%4.3%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth2.6%-2.2%1.6%
 Future Job Growth46.4%19.5%33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.0%6.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes8.4%0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$26,015$28,944$37,638
 Household Income$43,633$45,299$69,021
 Family Median Income$53,400$83,132$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Bowling Green, KYLaramie, WYUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K15.9%16.0%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K7.4%6.5%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K11.2%11.0%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K11.5%12.2%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K9.5%7.3%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.0%7.9%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K9.8%7.0%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K10.1%8.9%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K9.1%14.3%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K3.8%4.9%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K3.8%3.8%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Bowling Green, KYLaramie, WYUnited States
 Management, business, finance11.7%11.3%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science3.4%8.8%6.5%
 Community, social services1.6%2.6%1.8%
 Legal0.8%1.1%1.2%
 Education, library5.6%17.0%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment2.1%2.2%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.6%6.2%6.2%
 Healthcare support3.0%2.2%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.5%1.1%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving8.7%6.2%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.3%3.4%3.6%
 Personal care3.3%3.1%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support22.3%17.1%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.2%0.5%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair5.6%8.8%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving20.2%8.3%13.1%
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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Reviews for Laramie    20 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Out of all the places we have lived, Laramie is our favorite place we have lived. The locals are nice. Neighbors know each other. Neighbors help each other out. If you  More

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I have lived in Laramie for 35 years. It's true If you want malls and shopping this is not the place for you. There is not much high fashion here. Laramie is for people  More

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I no longer fear hell as I have now lived in Laramie for 2 years. Where to begin? The first thing I will mention is the ridiculous housing prices for what you are  More

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