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Deming, NM vs Decorah, IA

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- Household income in Decorah, is 82% more than it is in Deming and is 24% below the National Average.
- Deming unemployment rate is 18.5%.
- Decorah unemployment rate is 5.3%.
 Deming, NMDecorah, IAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock5.3%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-1.6%1.6%
 Future Job Growth12.9%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.9%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock7.4%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$18,953  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$55,480$69,021
 Family Median Income$48,299  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Deming, NMDecorah, IAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock8.6%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K13.5%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock9.2%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K10.2%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock11.6%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K5.4%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock9.6%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K9.0%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock14.1%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K1.3%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock3.2%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Deming, NMDecorah, IAUnited States
 Management, business, finance11.5%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock2.6%6.5%
 Community, social services0.9%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.4%1.2%
 Education, library6.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.6%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology3.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock3.2%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement3.8%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock8.3%5.4%
 Building maintenance8.7%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock4.3%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support12.7%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.3%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair9.0%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock9.2%13.1%
Reviews for Deming    6 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

I have lived there for 10 years. Beautiful scenery. Climate is great. Cost of living is low. Population nearly 15,000, 87% Hispanic. One of the poorest counties in the  More

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Very prone to treating new moving here as outsiders. Been here several years and feel will always be an outsider never a art of the community. Local Walmart main food  More

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Over 16 years ago

hi cost of living is very very reasonable in deming,climet is good,town doen't have many amenities.IE. home depot,lowes,applebees,chili's  More

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Reviews for Decorah    3 Reviews

ridiculously expensive housing for such a small town. The wages in the town do not even remotely compensate for the high cost of housing. Average housing prices start  More

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Over 15 years ago

I have been a resident of Decorah, IA for 26 years. Decorah is located in the northeast corner of Iowa. When we entertain out of town guests they always comment how  More

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Over 15 years ago

This college has the most extensive music program of any liberal arts college around, has a strong connection to public radio, and Decorah is reputed to be a lovely  More

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