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Carson City, NV vs North Platte, NE

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- Household income in North Platte, is 12% less than it is in Carson City and is 27% below the National Average.
- Carson City unemployment rate is 5.1%.
- North Platte unemployment rate is 2.3%.
 Carson City, NVNorth Platte, NEUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock2.3%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-0.1%1.6%
 Future Job Growth40.6%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock6.8%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$34,830  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$54,489$69,021
 Family Median Income$76,189  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Carson City, NVNorth Platte, NEUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock12.4%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.9%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock11.7%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K7.8%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock8.2%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.5%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock10.2%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K14.9%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock14.9%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K6.0%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock1.3%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Carson City, NVNorth Platte, NEUnited States
 Management, business, finance13.7%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock1.8%6.5%
 Community, social services1.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.1%1.2%
 Education, library5.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.5%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology4.4%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock3.9%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.9%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock7.7%5.4%
 Building maintenance5.4%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.4%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support22.2%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock1.9%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair9.7%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock17.4%13.1%
Reviews for Carson City    15 Reviews

Visited on and off over the years. It is actually green in the surrounding areas, right in town it lacks good green planning. Being so close to Carson and Tahoe,  More

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Over 3 years ago

I'd give Carson City a zero if I could. Simply, there's nothing to do here except drink and gamble. Sure, Tahoe seems close, but the vibrant part is about 40 minutes  More

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Carson City, Nevada is a wonderful place to raise a family and/or retire. We raised our two youngest children here and now we are retired, after moving to CC 21 years  More

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Reviews for North Platte    2 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

I live in North Platte,Ne..I used to call St.Louis,Mo. my home until crime became so bad.Although the economy is effecting the nation,"there is a lot of work here.North  More

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Over 17 years ago

like most towns for doctors;their are good and bad. for example what they can't find here on an x-ray or mri can easily be found by others doctors wheir they know how to  More

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