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Eldora, IA vs Oelwein, IA

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Highlights
- Household income in Oelwein, is 38% less than it is in Eldora and is 80% below the National Average.
- Eldora unemployment rate is 4.5%.
- Oelwein unemployment rate is 5.1%.
 Eldora, IAOelwein, IAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock5.1%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-0.7%1.6%
 Future Job Growth16.2%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock7.4%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$26,633  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$38,325$69,021
 Family Median Income$73,581  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Eldora, IAOelwein, IAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock16.5%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K5.1%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock14.8%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K12.8%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock6.1%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K5.7%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock6.3%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K13.9%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock7.6%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K3.5%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock1.6%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Eldora, IAOelwein, IAUnited States
 Management, business, finance20.1%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock1.7%6.5%
 Community, social services2.8%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.4%1.2%
 Education, library4.4%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock0.4%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock4.7%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement7.4%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock7.3%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.9%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock1.8%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support19.2%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair9.6%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock30.5%13.1%
Reviews for Eldora    1 Reviews

Over 18 years ago

Eldora's educational system recently combined four small towns; Eldora, New Providence, Hubbard & Raddliff which is now called South Hardin. Pine Lake State Park is  More

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Reviews for Oelwein    1 Reviews

Oelwein is a decent city with above-average schools that is attempting to right a somewhat negative image. I lived there for seven years after living in several  More

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