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Green River, UT vs Council Bluffs, IA

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Highlights
- Household income in Council Bluffs, is 45% more than it is in Green River and is 20% below the National Average.
- Green River unemployment rate is 4.8%.
- Council Bluffs unemployment rate is 4.6%.
 Green River, UTCouncil Bluffs, IAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock4.6%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.6%1.6%
 Future Job Growth20.8%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.1%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock7.4%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$24,250  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$57,683$69,021
 Family Median Income$76,458  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Green River, UTCouncil Bluffs, IAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock11.0%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K7.6%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock8.9%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K21.7%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock7.7%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K3.2%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock11.0%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K13.7%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock14.6%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K4.1%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock3.3%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Green River, UTCouncil Bluffs, IAUnited States
 Management, business, finance17.5%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock4.6%6.5%
 Community, social services0.8%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.5%1.2%
 Education, library4.9%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.6%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology0.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock3.7%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement4.9%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock6.6%5.4%
 Building maintenance21.9%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock3.7%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support15.3%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.7%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair10.4%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock17.5%13.1%
Reviews for Green River    1 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

Although Green River is a quaint little town it is falling apart. 1/4 of the buildings sit empty and in major disrepair. People are nice, it is always sunny and rarely  More

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Reviews for Council Bluffs    4 Reviews

It's an okay city. Nothing special really. All the fun things to do and good restaurants are across the river in Omaha. I will say CB has some pretty good recreational  More

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Over 9 years ago

Quietly over the years this community has taken untold amounts of riverfront casino tax dollars and converted them into hundreds and hundreds of community improvement  More

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Over 15 years ago

here in council bluffs iowa, we have low crime rate. There have been an increase in shopping areas in the last 2 years and lots of new resturants and three casinos. It  More

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