2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Elgin, NE vs Boulder, CO

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Highlights
- Household income in Boulder, is 23% more than it is in Elgin and is 8% above the National Average.
- Elgin unemployment rate is 1.9%.
- Boulder unemployment rate is 5.1%.
 Elgin, NEBoulder, COUnited States
 Unemployment Rate1.9%5.1%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth-0.1%2.7%1.6%
 Future Job Growth22.7%44.4%33.5%
 Sales Taxes5.5%8.8%6.2%
 Income Taxes6.8%4.6%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$34,057$52,057$37,638
 Household Income$60,714$74,902$69,021
 Family Median Income$81,250$134,583$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Elgin, NEBoulder, COUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K6.1%13.1%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K5.6%3.7%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K18.9%8.0%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K7.2%5.6%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K10.6%6.0%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K0.6%5.8%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K15.8%7.8%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K13.6%9.5%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K18.3%13.8%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K3.1%9.6%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K0.3%17.0%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Elgin, NEBoulder, COUnited States
 Management, business, finance14.7%18.6%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science0.6%16.9%6.5%
 Community, social services1.2%1.5%1.8%
 Legal0.0%1.8%1.2%
 Education, library13.5%10.1%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment2.0%4.4%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology11.5%4.7%6.2%
 Healthcare support5.2%2.4%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.0%1.3%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving0.9%8.4%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.7%1.1%3.6%
 Personal care1.4%2.8%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support18.2%17.5%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry2.6%0.4%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair15.6%2.1%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving8.9%6.0%13.1%
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Reviews for Boulder    55 Reviews

Outside of the university, Boulder had a very distinctive "wealthy hippy" feel. A lot of alternative medicine and a matching ethos. This is changing some among my  More

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We moved here from Texas about 4 years ago and love it here! The amazing sense of community and high regard for the environment are two of the main reasons we love  More

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Most people do much worse than Boulder. I'm the most critical person I've ever met who is never happy or satisfied -- so that's a pretty huge compliment.   More

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