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Durango, CO vs Liberal, KS

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- Household income in Liberal, is 26% less than it is in Durango and is 36% below the National Average.
- Durango unemployment rate is 6.5%.
- Liberal unemployment rate is 3.3%.
 Durango, COLiberal, KSUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock3.3%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-2.1%1.6%
 Future Job Growth43.2%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes4.9%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.7%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$41,294  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$50,704$69,021
 Family Median Income$95,806  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Durango, COLiberal, KSUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock7.3%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.4%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock11.1%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K7.6%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock17.2%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.6%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock10.9%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K15.7%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock11.4%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K7.7%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock2.4%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Durango, COLiberal, KSUnited States
 Management, business, finance13.3%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock1.4%6.5%
 Community, social services2.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.1%1.2%
 Education, library11.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.6%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology7.1%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock1.9%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.7%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock3.7%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.2%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock1.7%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support24.3%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock4.9%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair4.8%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock30.0%13.1%
Reviews for Durango    24 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I grew up in Durango, fifth generation. Of course it is beautiful and my roots are there. Too many people have moved there though. I still love the landscape, and my  More

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Absolutely wonderful place to live. The amount of scenery and natural beauty within 5 hours in all directions (literally all of them) is unbeatable. So close to  More

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Been in or near durango for 20 years and am stuck here. Can't earn enough to live on, no decent jobs, ridiculously expensive housing, relatively unfriendly, snobbish  More

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Reviews for Liberal    3 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

The people of the Liberal Kansas population in this this website and others is very wrong. The Hispanc population of Liberal is around 70%. I am one one them and proud  More

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Over 16 years ago

Im from Liberal Kansas, and Im an addopted Mexican. The population of Hispanics in Liberal is 70%, and the black and white population is about the same. Here the  More

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Over 17 years ago

Pros: 1. Low crime rate 2. Low cost of living and housing 3. Affordable place to live 4. Good ethnic diversity compared to the rest of Kansas Cons: 1. Very poor  More

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