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Cheyenne, WY vs Somerset, KY

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- Household income in Somerset, is 57% less than it is in Cheyenne and is 129% below the National Average.
- Cheyenne unemployment rate is 5.1%.
- Somerset unemployment rate is 5.5%.
 Cheyenne, WYSomerset, KYUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock5.5%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.7%1.6%
 Future Job Growth18.4%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock6.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$39,309  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$30,107$69,021
 Family Median Income$88,117  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Cheyenne, WYSomerset, KYUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock23.2%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K4.0%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock20.2%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K7.8%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock5.2%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.8%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock4.6%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K15.4%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock7.4%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K7.1%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock3.9%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Cheyenne, WYSomerset, KYUnited States
 Management, business, finance14.0%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock2.7%6.5%
 Community, social services1.8%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.4%1.2%
 Education, library6.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock4.1%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology7.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock2.3%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.9%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock9.6%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.8%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock3.1%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support21.1%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair10.2%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock13.0%13.1%
Reviews for Cheyenne    59 Reviews

The center of Cheyenne retains the character of America with traditional western values. Easy and we'll maintained walking to parks and downtown restaurants/bars/shops  More

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My husband, dogs, and I have lived in Cheyenne for almost two years. The pros: Cheyenne is a really nice place, especially if you have kids or dogs. The weather  More

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Over 5 years ago

I've lived in Cheyenne for almost 52 years. Most things here are just right. Housing, on the other hand, is ridiculously high. Thereb isn't any decent public housing to  More

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Reviews for Somerset    7 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

There is certainly a small town atmosphere here. It seems as if there is a high percentage of the population that wants to get Somerset "on the map", but they want to do  More

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Over 15 years ago

I have lived here since 1989. My family moved me here from Chicago Ill when I was 5 years old. Growing up in this place, I can tell you first hand what you children will  More

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Over 17 years ago

I wanted to post facts on somerset on my previous post because sometimes on bestplaces.net it is just opinions and those can be misleading or one-sided. So I posted  More

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