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Ephrata, WA vs Chanute, KS

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- Household income in Chanute, is 26% less than it is in Ephrata and is 40% below the National Average.
- Ephrata unemployment rate is 7.1%.
- Chanute unemployment rate is 4.9%.
 Ephrata, WAChanute, KSUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock4.9%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-0.5%1.6%
 Future Job Growth26.9%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.2%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.7%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$29,841  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$49,421$69,021
 Family Median Income$77,556  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Ephrata, WAChanute, KSUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock12.2%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K7.1%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock14.1%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K7.1%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock8.0%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K4.7%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock15.5%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K17.7%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock10.4%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K8.5%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock2.9%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Ephrata, WAChanute, KSUnited States
 Management, business, finance11.0%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock3.6%6.5%
 Community, social services2.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.3%1.2%
 Education, library15.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock0.8%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology2.1%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock6.4%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement7.5%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock5.7%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.5%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.1%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support17.3%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair6.5%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock13.8%13.1%
Reviews for Ephrata    1 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

Sunny climate. Conservative culture. Minimal tolerance for diversity & outside  More

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Reviews for Chanute    4 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

If you move to Chanute, you won't ever get away. Well the rich kids and trust fund folks and the generational money can leave. Though I think they rather enjoy watching  More

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Over 14 years ago

Ohhhhh, I have to comment on this post. I was born and raised in Chanute. MY entire family still lives there, along with many other relatives. I left many years ago,  More

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Over 14 years ago

bunch of pretentious self centered jerks go around the long way to not get sucked into this black  More

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