2025 Compare Cities Economy:
Calera, AL vs Pittsburg, KS

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Highlights
- Household income in Pittsburg, is 48% less than it is in Calera and is 88% below the National Average.
- Calera unemployment rate is 2.0%.
- Pittsburg unemployment rate is 3.7%.
 Calera, ALPittsburg, KSUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock3.7%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-1.0%1.6%
 Future Job Growth34.0%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes9.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.7%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$31,851  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$36,657$69,021
 Family Median Income$82,415  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Calera, ALPittsburg, KSUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock20.2%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.1%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock12.0%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K8.2%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock8.7%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.4%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock7.0%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K10.3%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock7.6%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K4.8%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock2.6%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Calera, ALPittsburg, KSUnited States
 Management, business, finance17.1%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock3.2%6.5%
 Community, social services2.4%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.3%1.2%
 Education, library2.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.4%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology7.4%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock4.8%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement5.5%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock9.3%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.0%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.7%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support24.8%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock1.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair11.1%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock19.7%13.1%
Reviews for Calera    1 Reviews

Over 19 years ago

Very low crime in this  More

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Reviews for Pittsburg    7 Reviews

I lived in Pittsburg for several years and am glad I left. I liked the small town atmosphere but the economy was in terrible shape --> and still is very bad. The college  More

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Lack of industry equals lack of jobs. Period. Whether you are white collar or blue collar, jobs folded in Southeast Kansas along with the coal mines, and nothing has  More

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Over 17 years ago

small town, big  More

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