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Cle Elum, WA vs Jackson, WY

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- Household income in Jackson, is 58% more than it is in Cle Elum and is 17% above the National Average.
- Cle Elum unemployment rate is 7.1%.
- Jackson unemployment rate is 4.2%.
 Cle Elum, WAJackson, WYUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock4.2%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-1.6%1.6%
 Future Job Growth40.5%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$33,519  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$83,289$69,021
 Family Median Income$56,500  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Cle Elum, WAJackson, WYUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock4.4%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K4.5%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock5.6%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K7.6%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock3.6%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K12.3%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock11.6%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K13.1%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock20.2%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K2.0%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock8.8%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Cle Elum, WAJackson, WYUnited States
 Management, business, finance17.6%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock4.3%6.5%
 Community, social services0.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.8%1.2%
 Education, library2.1%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock4.7%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology0.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock1.4%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.8%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock5.9%5.4%
 Building maintenance8.6%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock5.9%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support13.9%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair20.8%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock6.9%13.1%
Reviews for Cle Elum    1 Reviews

Over 19 years ago

I visit Washington state twice a year, staying in Cle Elum. Wish I could afford the housing. The new resort area has outpriced all available land. The outdoor life is  More

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Reviews for Jackson    13 Reviews

I live in Jackson and I can tell you for sure it sucks. I'm currently a student in college so I don't bring in any income but my husband makes about 200,000 a year.....  More

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Over 4 years ago

What a rip-off!!! I had wanted to see Jackson, Wy for many years and found it to be very snooty. The motels were outrageously expensive. The entire city is  More

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Jackson, like so many other wealthy towns, is composed of the wealthy who made their money elsewhere and those who serve them. Those who serve are actually pretty nice  More

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