2025 Compare Cities Economy:
Harper, KS vs Pueblo, CO

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Highlights
- Household income in Pueblo, is 13% less than it is in Harper and is 48% below the National Average.
- Harper unemployment rate is 3.2%.
- Pueblo unemployment rate is 9.5%.
 Harper, KSPueblo, COUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock9.5%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.9%1.6%
 Future Job Growth15.7%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock4.6%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$24,652  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$46,766$69,021
 Family Median Income$84,000  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Harper, KSPueblo, COUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock16.4%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K1.8%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock10.9%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K5.1%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock9.0%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K16.0%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock9.9%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K12.8%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock9.8%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K2.6%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock2.5%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Harper, KSPueblo, COUnited States
 Management, business, finance8.9%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock3.2%6.5%
 Community, social services0.4%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.5%1.2%
 Education, library6.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.3%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology4.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock5.2%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.0%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock7.2%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.0%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.3%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support28.8%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.3%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair11.2%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock13.8%13.1%
Reviews for Harper    1 Reviews

I live in Harper and I love it! The community is awesome, supportive of each other, people are very friendly. Beautiful rural life within driving distance to all major  More

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Reviews for Pueblo    54 Reviews

I retired to Pueblo almost eight years ago and have had no regrets. My primary reason for coming here was that it was one of the cheapest places to live west of the  More

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Over 3 years ago

I was tired of reading all the negative reviews. I moved to Pueblo in 2008 to attend college.I have visited 49 of 50 states and spent extensive time in  More

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I was born and raised in Pueblo, lived here for the first 27 years of my life. This place did not used to be this crappy. It has gone downhill so much. There are  More

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