2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Fort Collins, CO vs Spartanburg, SC

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- Household income in Spartanburg, is 38% less than it is in Fort Collins and is 53% below the National Average.
- Fort Collins unemployment rate is 5.6%.
- Spartanburg unemployment rate is 6.7%.
 Fort Collins, COSpartanburg, SCUnited States
 Unemployment Rate5.6%6.7%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth3.5%0.9%1.6%
 Future Job Growth51.8%36.2%33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.6%7.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes4.6%7.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$38,949$28,214$37,638
 Household Income$72,932$45,228$69,021
 Family Median Income$104,681$56,301$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Fort Collins, COSpartanburg, SCUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K9.6%19.7%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.1%5.0%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K7.3%9.1%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K7.0%11.5%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K7.8%9.7%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.8%7.3%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K9.7%7.8%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K13.0%11.6%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K17.2%10.5%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K9.2%3.8%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K9.3%4.0%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Fort Collins, COSpartanburg, SCUnited States
 Management, business, finance16.8%12.2%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science11.9%4.2%6.5%
 Community, social services2.4%1.7%1.8%
 Legal0.6%0.8%1.2%
 Education, library8.1%8.9%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment3.1%0.8%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.4%6.0%6.2%
 Healthcare support2.7%3.7%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.6%0.7%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving6.5%6.9%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.6%3.4%3.6%
 Personal care3.3%2.4%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support20.0%19.6%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.4%0.7%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair5.9%6.1%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving7.8%21.9%13.1%
Reviews for Fort Collins    71 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Moved my family here a few months ago and have been so disappointed. Housing is dismal - you get low quality and almost nothing for what you’re paying. The house we’re  More

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Over 3 years ago

There is a high cost of living in all of Colorado, and there is a train that runs through the town a honks its horn for about 5 min straight which is very annoying  More

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My family established our home in Larimer County in 1973; this area, Fort Collins, was a quaint, western-ish town we loved to visit. So I’ve visited FoCo multiple times  More

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Reviews for Spartanburg    26 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

The library system is the stellar but numbers shown here are just wrong or are outdated- the area has exploded and with growth and costs are way up and services way  More

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Over 6 years ago

Made the choice to move here 3 years ago. I am single and retired and the cost of living here is much better than a lot of places. Less traffic, unemployment rate is  More

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Over 8 years ago

We moved here, from another state, 6 years ago. We love it! Real Estate is so economical. The weather is nice, year round. Summers do get hot. Great hospitals. The  More

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