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Capitan, NM vs Williams, AZ

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- Household income in Williams, is 13% more than it is in Capitan and is 32% below the National Average.
- Capitan unemployment rate is 8.8%.
- Williams unemployment rate is 8.0%.
 Capitan, NMWilliams, AZUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock8.0%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock2.0%1.6%
 Future Job Growth28.0%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock3.4%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$26,183  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$52,206$69,021
 Family Median Income$63,750  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Capitan, NMWilliams, AZUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock21.4%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.7%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock8.9%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K13.5%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock7.3%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.1%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock12.7%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K9.8%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock7.6%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K5.2%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock3.3%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Capitan, NMWilliams, AZUnited States
 Management, business, finance16.7%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock2.1%6.5%
 Community, social services5.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.4%1.2%
 Education, library1.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock0.8%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology2.2%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock3.8%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.0%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock19.0%5.4%
 Building maintenance0.6%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock0.9%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support14.0%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair14.8%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock19.3%13.1%
Reviews for Capitan    3 Reviews

I live a few miles outside Capitan in a beautiful rural area. I joined here only to be able to counter the extremely negative reviews published. Capitan is my market  More

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Over 7 years ago

The community is far from friendly and very trashy. Village government is twisted with an even more bizarre police department. Locals remind you "NM is a buyer beware  More

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Over 18 years ago

People who've lived in other places frequently comment on Capitan's great weather. Having lived here most of my life, I can't compare Capitan's climate to other places  More

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Reviews for Williams    7 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

Williams Arizona is a great place to live and an amazing place to visit. My husband and I bought a summer home here in 2008. We moved full time to Williams a year ago  More

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Over 14 years ago

I've lived in Williams for a few years now. At first I was completely in love with this rustic, Rockwelliam little town, but as the years have passed I think I made a  More

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Williams Az is like a poor city. No place to raise children.Place to vacation and I don't even think to retire. You have to haul your water and it is filled with messy  More

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