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Castle Rock, CO vs Norman, OK

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- Household income in Norman, is 51% less than it is in Castle Rock and is 15% below the National Average.
- Castle Rock unemployment rate is 5.3%.
- Norman unemployment rate is 3.3%.
 Castle Rock, CONorman, OKUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock3.3%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock2.6%1.6%
 Future Job Growth50.1%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.9%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$49,138  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$59,866$69,021
 Family Median Income$135,666  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Castle Rock, CONorman, OKUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock11.9%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K1.5%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock9.2%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K4.5%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock7.4%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K4.4%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock9.6%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K12.7%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock16.0%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K15.8%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock6.3%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Castle Rock, CONorman, OKUnited States
 Management, business, finance27.7%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock7.7%6.5%
 Community, social services1.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.5%1.2%
 Education, library6.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.1%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology4.2%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock2.2%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.4%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock7.1%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.5%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock3.1%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support21.8%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair4.4%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock9.5%13.1%
Reviews for Castle Rock    12 Reviews

My fiance and I moved here in 2018 shortly after finishing college. I work in Colorado Springs and she works in the Denver area, so Castle Rock was practically our only  More

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Over 7 years ago

I have always been mobile for my career, until I moved to Castle Rock. I've lived in in multiple cities in the Midwest including Chicago and have visited nearly every  More

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Over 11 years ago

we have four seasons, and the rockies are only two hrs.away. so for the outdoors enthusist sking or hiking is like no other place you have been or seen it is hard to  More

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Reviews for Norman    10 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

I was born here, raised here, and spent most of my formative years here, but plan to leave soon. The schools are good, the healthcare is okay, and there is very little  More

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I originally came to live in Langston, OK because I had lost my job in Sanford, Florida. I had lived in Florida all of my life (45 years) until coming to Oklahoma. I was  More

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Over 12 years ago

When I came to college in Norman in 1967, after a childhood spent on miliary bases, I saw the leafy neighborhoods and the truly beautiful OU campus and I thought it was  More

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