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Elma, WA vs Bettendorf, IA

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- Household income in Bettendorf, is 29% more than it is in Elma and is 23% above the National Average.
- Elma unemployment rate is 8.8%.
- Bettendorf unemployment rate is 4.2%.
 Elma, WABettendorf, IAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock4.2%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.7%1.6%
 Future Job Growth34.5%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock7.4%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$29,350  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$89,375$69,021
 Family Median Income$83,760  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Elma, WABettendorf, IAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock5.4%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K1.1%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock6.1%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K2.3%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock6.9%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K14.1%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock8.3%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K23.7%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock18.6%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K4.5%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock13.5%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Elma, WABettendorf, IAUnited States
 Management, business, finance15.4%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock8.7%6.5%
 Community, social services3.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.4%1.2%
 Education, library7.1%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.9%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology0.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock1.6%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.6%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock4.7%5.4%
 Building maintenance7.0%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.2%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support29.6%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.4%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair2.7%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock11.6%13.1%
Reviews for Elma    3 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

I was somewhat amused to olred's view of Elma, WA. We just moved here a few months ago from NV and have enjoyed it. I'm not sure after NV whether I will like 70 inches  More

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If you know what is good for you, stay away from Grays Harbor! Elma especially, the drugs are rampant here, the crime rate is outrageous! The town of elma is primarily a  More

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Over 18 years ago

Elma is centrally located between the state capitol Olympia, WA and the Cities of MOntesano and Aberdeen. It is also only 80 miles from Seattle and Ocean Shores. Elma is  More

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Reviews for Bettendorf    4 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

very low crime, great schools, housing costs-a decent house for family of 5 is around  More

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We are thinking of moving to the area (Iowa). I am an NC native, although we feel the need to move out due to huge influx of newcomers in this area from the northeast  More

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Over 18 years ago

We moved to Bettendorf when our son was in elementary school based on favorable comments about the schools from several friends in similar stages in their lives. We  More

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