2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Carbondale, CO vs Bethesda, MD

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Highlights
- Household income in Bethesda, is 107% more than it is in Carbondale and is 61% above the National Average.
- Carbondale unemployment rate is 6.0%.
- Bethesda unemployment rate is 5.7%.
 Carbondale, COBethesda, MDUnited States
 Unemployment Rate6.0%5.7%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth1.8%0.8%1.6%
 Future Job Growth40.5%31.0%33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.4%6.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes4.6%8.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$45,416$108,611$37,638
 Household Income$86,321$178,370$69,021
 Family Median Income$110,417$250,001$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Carbondale, COBethesda, MDUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K6.3%3.1%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K6.4%1.4%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K5.2%2.9%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K2.9%2.9%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K2.2%3.0%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.3%3.4%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K11.8%5.2%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K13.0%7.5%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K23.8%12.3%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K12.9%13.1%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K9.2%45.1%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Carbondale, COBethesda, MDUnited States
 Management, business, finance19.5%31.9%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science2.7%17.5%6.5%
 Community, social services4.9%2.3%1.8%
 Legal1.4%10.1%1.2%
 Education, library4.1%7.0%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment4.4%5.5%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology4.5%6.7%6.2%
 Healthcare support1.1%0.7%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.4%0.7%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving4.0%1.3%5.4%
 Building maintenance8.4%0.4%3.6%
 Personal care5.7%2.5%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support13.1%11.4%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.5%0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair17.6%0.6%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving6.8%1.2%13.1%
Reviews for Carbondale    1 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

The economy in Carbondale Colorado is challenging to say the least. One glance at the demographics says it all: $1.5M median home, 83% appreciation, and a $58K median  More

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Reviews for Bethesda    12 Reviews

Bethesda is awesome if you want to live near DC and in a relatively safe city that has few parking issues. Montgomery county has parking lots in downtown Bethesda and  More

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Amenities are plentiful, but costs continue to rise as do local and state taxes. Overall not a friendly place to  More

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Essentially an upscale suburb of Washington DC. Public transport is easy, there's plenty to do (though with none of the edginess of living closer in DC) and it's minutes  More

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