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Columbia, MO vs Warrensburg, MO

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- Household income in Warrensburg, is 9% less than it is in Columbia and is 32% below the National Average.
- Columbia unemployment rate is 3.0%.
- Warrensburg unemployment rate is 4.7%.
 Columbia, MOWarrensburg, MOUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock4.7%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-0.4%1.6%
 Future Job Growth26.8%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.4%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$32,784  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$52,335$69,021
 Family Median Income$88,210  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Columbia, MOWarrensburg, MOUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock11.3%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  Unlock8.3%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.8%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock13.8%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K11.5%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock13.4%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K5.7%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock2.6%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Columbia, MOWarrensburg, MOUnited States
 Management, business, finance15.3%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock3.2%6.5%
 Community, social services2.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.6%1.2%
 Education, library10.9%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock3.6%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology9.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock3.2%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.4%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock9.1%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.3%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock4.1%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support19.4%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock1.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair4.2%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock15.8%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 Warrensburg    6 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Been in the 'burg for over 10 years. Love  More

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Over 4 years ago

Been here since 2009. Like it better every  More

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Over 18 years ago

Warrensburg is a college town in the middle of a lot of farming areas. I do not drink much, but I like to joke that the only things to do in Warrensburg are to go to  More

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