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Columbia, MO vs Clovis, NM

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- Household income in Clovis, is 13% less than it is in Columbia and is 38% below the National Average.
- Columbia unemployment rate is 3.0%.
- Clovis unemployment rate is 5.7%.
 Columbia, MOClovis, NMUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock5.7%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.8%1.6%
 Future Job Growth26.8%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock4.9%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$32,784  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$50,109$69,021
 Family Median Income$88,210  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Columbia, MOClovis, NMUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock13.7%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K4.4%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock10.5%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K9.2%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock10.2%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.8%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock11.7%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K11.5%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock10.4%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K5.7%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock2.1%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Columbia, MOClovis, NMUnited States
 Management, business, finance15.3%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock1.7%6.5%
 Community, social services2.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.3%1.2%
 Education, library10.9%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.1%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology9.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock3.5%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.4%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock6.6%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.3%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.5%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support19.4%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock3.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair4.2%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock16.2%13.1%
Reviews for Columbia    41 Reviews

If you are an active person and love to be outdoors and go to college sporting events, Columbia is a great place to live! I run and bike and go to Mizzou events a lot. I  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've live in CoMo for 20 yrs. NOT sure about this state of the art water park??!! There are great parks but nothing else for families. NO zoo, museum, and definitely no  More

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I lived there for a year and hated every minute. Columbia reminded me of the San Francisco of the Midwest. It is overrun with homeless people. Law enforcement is  More

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Reviews for Clovis    18 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I’ve lived here for almost 2 years now. This is by far the worst place I’ve ever lived. Nothing to do. ONE OB/GYN for the whole town. My skin & hair have never been so  More

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Clovis isn't going to win any beauty pageants, and driving along the highways you will see many old ugly buildings, and you will be driving through the poorest areas. If  More

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Literally the worst place I have EVER lived. Not only is there almost nothing to do, going out anywhere to do anything.. like grocery shopping, is just awful. I have  More

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