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Detroit, MI vs Ottumwa, IA

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- Household income in Ottumwa, is 39% more than it is in Detroit and is 43% below the National Average.
- Detroit unemployment rate is 9.6%.
- Ottumwa unemployment rate is 5.2%.
 Detroit, MIOttumwa, IAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock5.2%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.5%1.6%
 Future Job Growth29.3%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock7.4%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$20,780  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$48,198$69,021
 Family Median Income$42,160  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Detroit, MIOttumwa, IAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock12.1%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K7.0%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock12.2%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K12.6%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock11.9%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.5%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock11.0%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K8.5%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock10.2%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K2.2%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock2.6%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Detroit, MIOttumwa, IAUnited States
 Management, business, finance9.7%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock1.3%6.5%
 Community, social services2.3%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.6%1.2%
 Education, library4.2%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock0.4%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology4.4%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock4.7%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.7%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock5.6%5.4%
 Building maintenance5.9%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock1.7%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support20.1%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock1.2%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair5.8%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock29.1%13.1%
Reviews for Detroit    116 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Have lived in the area for over a year (suburb of Grosse Pointe), but I work in downtown Detroit. I'm amazed at how cool this city is. So much to do and see, tat we  More

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Spent some time in the city but lived in multiple suburban areas in the metro area. I lived in Farmington Hills, Novi, Birmingham, and Rochester. Really, all were great.  More

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Cold, unfriendly, envious people within the city limits. The unfriendliness can turn into aggression and sometimes even bullying. Crabs in a barrel reside here and the  More

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Reviews for Ottumwa    5 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

Ottumwa has a seemingly high rate of theft-related crimes as well as drug use which I'm sure correlates to the incidences of assault. For a community of 20-30,000, the  More

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Over 16 years ago

ottumwa, Iowa has no diverse culture. It is not very open especially when it comes to branching out to new ideas of others culture...The idea of culture here is the pro  More

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Over 17 years ago

Pros: 1. Extremely low cost of living and housing 2. Affordable place to live Cons: 1. High crime rate 2. Very poor school system 3. Economically depressed 4.  More

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