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De Soto, KS vs Kansas City, KS

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Highlights
- Household income in Kansas City, is 45% less than it is in De Soto and is 36% below the National Average.
- De Soto unemployment rate is 3.1%.
- Kansas City unemployment rate is 5.4%.
 De Soto, KSKansas City, KSUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock5.4%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.6%1.6%
 Future Job Growth34.3%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes9.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.7%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$39,386  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$50,707$69,021
 Family Median Income$104,890  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 De Soto, KSKansas City, KSUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock12.3%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.1%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock11.7%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K8.2%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock10.1%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K4.4%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock10.8%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K8.3%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock13.2%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K7.5%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock2.7%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 De Soto, KSKansas City, KSUnited States
 Management, business, finance26.2%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock4.6%6.5%
 Community, social services1.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.5%1.2%
 Education, library6.4%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock0.8%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology4.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock2.5%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.2%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock6.2%5.4%
 Building maintenance7.8%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock1.9%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support16.3%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.3%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair6.7%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock22.8%13.1%
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Reviews for Kansas City    15 Reviews

Avoid living in Kansas City, KS (Wyandotte Co.) by all means! We made the mistake of moving to this dump. High crime, high unemployment, murders daily, dilapidated  More

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hello  More

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Over 10 years ago

nice weather if you like changing  More

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