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Dow City, IA vs Carroll, IA

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- Household income in Carroll, is 27% more than it is in Dow City and is 34% below the National Average.
- Dow City unemployment rate is 5.8%.
- Carroll unemployment rate is 3.1%.
 Dow City, IACarroll, IAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock3.1%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-1.0%1.6%
 Future Job Growth7.4%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock7.4%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$28,692  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$51,443$69,021
 Family Median Income$74,167  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Dow City, IACarroll, IAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock15.0%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.3%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock8.4%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K9.4%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock6.9%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K5.6%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock10.8%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K5.2%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock17.1%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K4.7%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock3.4%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Dow City, IACarroll, IAUnited States
 Management, business, finance8.9%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock2.6%6.5%
 Community, social services0.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.5%1.2%
 Education, library10.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.9%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology1.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock5.7%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement6.3%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock3.9%5.4%
 Building maintenance0.4%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock3.4%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support10.0%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.6%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair16.0%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock23.2%13.1%
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Over 17 years ago

texas is very hot and for me iowa weather was easier to live plus your health was much better their but college station has the best behavied college students of any  More

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