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Cripple Creek, CO vs Walsenburg, CO

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Highlights
- Household income in Walsenburg, is 2% less than it is in Cripple Creek and is 107% below the National Average.
- Cripple Creek unemployment rate is 5.9%.
- Walsenburg unemployment rate is 9.8%.
 Cripple Creek, COWalsenburg, COUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock9.8%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock2.3%1.6%
 Future Job Growth49.8%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes3.9%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock4.6%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$24,581  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$33,372$69,021
 Family Median Income$53,456  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Cripple Creek, COWalsenburg, COUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock19.7%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K10.9%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock15.7%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K22.2%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock11.2%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K11.3%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock6.2%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K10.3%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock4.7%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K1.9%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock1.3%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Cripple Creek, COWalsenburg, COUnited States
 Management, business, finance26.8%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock1.4%6.5%
 Community, social services0.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.0%1.2%
 Education, library0.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.8%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology2.9%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock1.7%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement3.1%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock15.7%5.4%
 Building maintenance8.5%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock0.9%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support10.4%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.3%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair3.1%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock9.2%13.1%
Reviews for Cripple Creek    1 Reviews

I'm a CA native who retired, first, to Iowa. I like Iowa, but in a search to down-size I discovered a lovely log cabin in Florissant, CO, to where I moved. I love  More

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Reviews for Walsenburg    7 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Yes housing is cheap, but it is not cheap to live here. You will likely pay more in utilities than you will in rent and that is miserable. Food and other items are  More

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Over 11 years ago

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I'm not sure what "zip zam" is doing wrong, but the Walsenburg I visit for weeks (or months) every year is nothing like that person describes. People are decent and  More

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