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Delta, CO vs Leadville, CO

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- Household income in Leadville, is 58% more than it is in Delta and is 2% above the National Average.
- Delta unemployment rate is 6.6%.
- Leadville unemployment rate is 5.4%.
 Delta, COLeadville, COUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock5.4%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock3.1%1.6%
 Future Job Growth51.3%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.9%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock4.6%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$31,815  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$70,469$69,021
 Family Median Income$54,271  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Delta, COLeadville, COUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock10.1%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K7.9%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock5.9%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K12.5%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock8.2%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K9.7%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock11.0%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K7.9%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock18.9%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K1.7%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock0.0%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Delta, COLeadville, COUnited States
 Management, business, finance11.0%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock8.8%6.5%
 Community, social services0.8%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.0%1.2%
 Education, library5.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock3.7%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock0.0%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.9%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock0.0%5.4%
 Building maintenance5.9%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock0.6%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support16.1%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock4.9%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair18.0%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock12.0%13.1%
Reviews for Delta    10 Reviews

35 year resident....While I find the reviews constructive, I'm a bit confused and rumoured by the, "nothing to do" crowd. Me thinks some would go to New York City,  More

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Over 4 years ago

I have lived in numerous cities and states big cities as well as small communities but Delta by far is the worst No I'm not looking for a parade everyday and monkeys  More

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Over 10 years ago

Delta is a lovely farming community. People are nice and there is a wonderful state of the art community center (BHRC) that has excellent health and fitness equipment.   More

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Reviews for Leadville    2 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

Plenty of snow, space and history. Rivers have Wild Trout. Landscape has all the colors of  More

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Over 16 years ago

There seem to be two seasons in Leadville; winter and summer. When the sun is shining in the winter, although it is cold, the sun quickly warms you up. The summer is  More

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