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Craig, CO vs Scottsbluff, NE

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- Household income in Scottsbluff, is 2% less than it is in Craig and is 36% below the National Average.
- Craig unemployment rate is 6.5%.
- Scottsbluff unemployment rate is 2.9%.
 Craig, COScottsbluff, NEUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock2.9%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.5%1.6%
 Future Job Growth41.2%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.9%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock6.8%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$28,408  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$50,788$69,021
 Family Median Income$65,517  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Craig, COScottsbluff, NEUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock11.4%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.2%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock12.8%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K13.3%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock12.2%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K5.4%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock12.5%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K13.6%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock13.3%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K6.0%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock2.7%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Craig, COScottsbluff, NEUnited States
 Management, business, finance12.5%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock3.9%6.5%
 Community, social services3.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.2%1.2%
 Education, library4.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock0.3%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock2.8%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.6%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock7.0%5.4%
 Building maintenance5.7%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock1.4%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support15.3%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.7%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair20.7%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock17.0%13.1%
Reviews for Craig    6 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

I lived in Craig for 2 years, and they were the most miserable years of my life. The people are backwards and stuck in the 1970's. They voted down a rec-center; when I  More

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Over 10 years ago

I would ice pick myself in the throat if I had to live in this piece of garbage town. Everyone there is a meth head I bet they even wear their socks to bed. You would  More

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Over 13 years ago

The community is small and non progressive about change. Bigots and Rednecks. Only place on the map the climate and people are a match COLD and self serving.   More

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Reviews for Scottsbluff    5 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

scottsbluff is definetly its own world if your from there and raised there managing the ways of any place beyond this panhandle if your not from hear the adapting to the  More

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This town is so afraid of change that it attempts to boycott everything: adult stores, tobacco shops, interstates, etc...I don't know if anyone here has noticed but the  More

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Over 17 years ago

Scottsbluff is a small town, and people here pride themselves on their "small town values." It is a safe place to live, and it is fabulous to not worry about big city  More

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