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Castleton, VT vs Soldotna, AK

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Highlights
- Household income in Soldotna, is 41% more than it is in Castleton and is 13% below the National Average.
- Castleton unemployment rate is 3.2%.
- Soldotna unemployment rate is 8.9%.
 Castleton, VTSoldotna, AKUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock8.9%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-0.3%1.6%
 Future Job Growth26.4%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$24,296  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$60,833$69,021
 Family Median Income$71,000  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Castleton, VTSoldotna, AKUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock11.4%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K4.7%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock9.4%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K11.9%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock5.6%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K4.2%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock10.2%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K11.2%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock14.9%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K5.3%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock9.5%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Castleton, VTSoldotna, AKUnited States
 Management, business, finance10.9%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock4.4%6.5%
 Community, social services3.3%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.1%1.2%
 Education, library10.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.8%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology3.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock6.4%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement3.7%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock9.9%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.7%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock5.8%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support11.7%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair3.4%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock13.4%13.1%
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May through late August: Summer with highs being in the 70's. This Summer (2006) so far it's been mainly cloudy and rainy. Our Summer daylight is awesome though, and  More

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