2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Gretna, NE vs Sioux Falls, SD

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Highlights
- Household income in Sioux Falls, is 22% less than it is in Gretna and is 3% below the National Average.
- Gretna unemployment rate is 2.6%.
- Sioux Falls unemployment rate is 3.2%.
 Gretna, NESioux Falls, SDUnited States
 Unemployment Rate2.6%3.2%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth1.9%1.7%1.6%
 Future Job Growth33.6%36.6%33.5%
 Sales Taxes5.5%6.5%6.2%
 Income Taxes6.8%0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$38,179$36,430$37,638
 Household Income$85,476$66,761$69,021
 Family Median Income$106,103$85,908$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Gretna, NESioux Falls, SDUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K6.3%7.3%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K1.7%2.9%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K3.0%8.5%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K6.9%10.2%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K7.4%8.0%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.8%7.9%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K14.8%11.2%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K11.5%15.0%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K22.4%17.1%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K11.5%5.8%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K7.7%6.1%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Gretna, NESioux Falls, SDUnited States
 Management, business, finance17.3%15.2%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science7.6%5.9%6.5%
 Community, social services1.6%1.6%1.8%
 Legal0.4%1.0%1.2%
 Education, library8.4%4.6%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment1.1%1.7%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology9.0%8.7%6.2%
 Healthcare support3.5%3.3%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement3.0%1.4%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving2.8%6.1%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.0%3.2%3.6%
 Personal care3.1%2.7%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support19.8%22.4%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.0%0.5%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair12.2%7.4%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving9.3%14.4%13.1%
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I've lived in Sioux Falls for 2 years. I've found it to be a good place to live. The city is not too big, and has an thriving economy. Traffic is not bad, but as the  More

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Sioux Falls isn’t as bad as people make it out to be. I’ve lived here for 2 years and my experience has been pleasant. Sioux Falls is a decent sized city, not too big or  More

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Over 3 years ago

Lived on both sides of the city (it's split up by east side and west side by the locals and they're kinda in competition with each other). I've been here for 3 years and  More

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