2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Cedar City, UT vs Sterling, CO

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Highlights
- Household income in Sterling, is 25% less than it is in Cedar City and is 67% below the National Average.
- Cedar City unemployment rate is 3.0%.
- Sterling unemployment rate is 5.5%.
 Cedar City, UTSterling, COUnited States
 Unemployment Rate3.0%5.5%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth3.0%0.7%1.6%
 Future Job Growth52.0%34.0%33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.1%7.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes5.0%4.6%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$23,442$23,239$37,638
 Household Income$55,022$41,234$69,021
 Family Median Income$69,340$57,444$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Cedar City, UTSterling, COUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K11.7%10.1%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.8%4.7%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K10.4%15.9%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K10.2%17.1%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K10.2%11.3%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.4%8.4%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K11.9%8.5%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K13.6%12.0%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K13.2%7.0%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K5.2%4.0%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K2.5%1.1%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Cedar City, UTSterling, COUnited States
 Management, business, finance11.1%10.2%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science4.8%1.3%6.5%
 Community, social services1.6%2.8%1.8%
 Legal0.9%0.4%1.2%
 Education, library8.1%4.9%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment1.6%2.1%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology4.5%5.2%6.2%
 Healthcare support5.7%4.7%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.1%6.4%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving6.1%6.6%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.2%5.8%3.6%
 Personal care3.3%4.4%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support24.6%15.3%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.8%0.9%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair7.9%10.9%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving12.7%18.2%13.1%
Reviews for Cedar City    15 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

Cedar City Is A Great Place to Get A Famliy Started And Crime is Bit Low as Of 2018 It has The Strongest Low Unemlopyment  More

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Hi -- Just FYI, the annual snowfall amount indicated by Sperling's Best Places for Cedar City is not accurate. Sperling states that this location receives 110" of snow  More

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Over 7 years ago

My wife and I retired in Cedar City a few years ago. First, I must say that Cedar has a wonderful location. There are beautiful views of the mountains, and it's a  More

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Reviews for Sterling    4 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

I finally found a place I can afford to live in Colorado , only problem is the commute to Littleton is over 2 hours on the way home from work. So I leave for work on the  More

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Over 11 years ago

This place has the best customer service and "Howdy neighbor" was invented here. Cost of living is better than Indiana and Oregon. Quiet town, so you'll need to create  More

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Over 11 years ago

Sterling is a completely corrupt town where anyone in the"good-old-boys" network came cause untold misery for anyone they choose. The police, the courts, child  More

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