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Colorado City, CO vs Colby, KS

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- Household income in Colby, is 0% more than it is in Colorado City and is 16% below the National Average.
- Colorado City unemployment rate is 8.7%.
- Colby unemployment rate is 2.0%.
 Colorado City, COColby, KSUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock2.0%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.0%1.6%
 Future Job Growth35.8%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.7%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$27,436  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$59,292$69,021
 Family Median Income$80,865  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Colorado City, COColby, KSUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock10.3%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K0.0%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock14.0%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K6.3%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock9.6%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.5%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock10.0%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K17.4%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock10.0%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K6.3%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock5.6%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Colorado City, COColby, KSUnited States
 Management, business, finance19.1%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock2.4%6.5%
 Community, social services0.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.5%1.2%
 Education, library6.1%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.7%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology15.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock3.9%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement9.1%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock8.1%5.4%
 Building maintenance0.0%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock1.5%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support15.9%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock1.9%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair0.0%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock9.0%13.1%
Reviews for Colorado City    3 Reviews

I’ve lived here for 12 years and it’s amazing. You get lots of snow days and we’ve had 3 in a row so far(yay no school right???) it’s truly beautiful here and the  More

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Over 18 years ago

Nice weather. Middle of may and temps in the mid 70's, rains in the afternoons and cools things  More

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Reviews for Colby    2 Reviews

There is nothing to do here but go bowling. They just built a swim park which is great for the kids in the summer. It's a very very quiet and safe town, but if you  More

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Over 19 years ago

My father in law loved traveling. At the time of his death, he had seen most of the world. I once asked him why, when he could have chosen anywhere in the world to live,  More

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