2025 Compare Cities Economy:
Fort Dodge, IA vs Park City, UT

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- Household income in Park City, is 141% more than it is in Fort Dodge and is 43% above the National Average.
- Fort Dodge unemployment rate is 4.9%.
- Park City unemployment rate is 2.8%.
 Fort Dodge, IAPark City, UTUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock2.8%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.4%1.6%
 Future Job Growth17.2%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$28,629  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$121,701$69,021
 Family Median Income$69,953  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Fort Dodge, IAPark City, UTUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock9.3%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K6.5%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock2.2%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K11.5%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock4.2%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.0%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock7.4%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K12.1%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock15.2%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K4.5%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock32.2%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Fort Dodge, IAPark City, UTUnited States
 Management, business, finance10.4%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock4.6%6.5%
 Community, social services1.3%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.6%1.2%
 Education, library6.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock4.5%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock0.3%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.4%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock5.4%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.4%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.4%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support22.9%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair10.2%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock7.4%13.1%
Reviews for Fort Dodge    4 Reviews

Corrupt politicians always scheming to funnel public money to wealthy private interests, creating a welfare dependent economy that will be imploding sooner than later,  More

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Over 10 years ago

Before moving to the Fort Dodge area please consider other options. The city is a decaying town, streets have definitely seen better days and are filthy. There are not  More

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Over 15 years ago

I see that everyone is rather hard on Fort Dodge. I grew up and lived there until I married and (like a failed pioneer) moved east to Gettysburg, Pa. It was the best  More

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Reviews for Park City    12 Reviews

I lived in Park City for 6 years. Vail purchase of resort(s) and capacity reached in school system have caused a real estate bubble, in my opinion, with 500-1,000 per  More

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we have lived there off and on for 27 years and love it in the winter and summer, the muddy months starting in april are not so good but we head back to calif. at that  More

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Over 9 years ago

I like this town  More

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