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Decatur, TX vs Longmont, CO

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Highlights
- Household income in Longmont, is 26% more than it is in Decatur and is 17% above the National Average.
- Decatur unemployment rate is 6.1%.
- Longmont unemployment rate is 6.3%.
 Decatur, TXLongmont, COUnited States
 Unemployment Rate6.1%6.3%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth2.6%2.7%1.6%
 Future Job Growth40.0%44.0%33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.8%8.5%6.2%
 Income Taxes0.0%4.6%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$38,428$40,963$37,638
 Household Income$66,034$83,104$69,021
 Family Median Income$80,054$102,992$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Decatur, TXLongmont, COUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K4.6%6.9%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.6%2.3%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K2.9%6.1%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K11.8%6.7%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K6.6%6.8%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K14.8%7.1%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K17.0%8.2%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K2.1%15.7%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K13.1%20.2%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K15.2%11.1%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K8.4%9.0%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Decatur, TXLongmont, COUnited States
 Management, business, finance15.6%16.1%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science2.5%12.4%6.5%
 Community, social services0.5%1.3%1.8%
 Legal0.0%1.0%1.2%
 Education, library3.0%6.1%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment0.0%2.2%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology13.0%4.7%6.2%
 Healthcare support5.6%2.7%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.3%1.4%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving4.7%4.9%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.1%3.3%3.6%
 Personal care7.8%2.9%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support21.6%20.5%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.0%0.3%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair8.7%8.7%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving13.6%11.6%13.1%
Reviews for Decatur    2 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

Very clannish and closed  More

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I live for 15 years in Decatur and then moved to Florida 6 years ago. I hate Florida and desperately miss the friendly, gentle people in Decatur. It is very quiet with  More

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Reviews for Longmont    19 Reviews

I lived here for 4 years and it's pretty nice. It gets cold and stays cold for a good 8 months, but other than that I loved it. There are a lot of amenities. It is  More

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Over 5 years ago

I just move from other state to Longmont. In my opinion Longmont is one of the safest city in US which is have a low crime, its great city to raised family .Has a great  More

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Fantastic place to live. Four golf courses, many parks, 10 minutes to the foothills and 40 minutes from the Rockies, the location is hard to beat if you want to be 45  More

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