2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Hilo, HI vs Fruita, CO

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Highlights
- Household income in Fruita, is 9% less than it is in Hilo and is 8% below the National Average.
- Hilo unemployment rate is 8.4%.
- Fruita unemployment rate is 7.2%.
 Hilo, HIFruita, COUnited States
 Unemployment Rate8.4%7.2%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth-0.9%2.5%1.6%
 Future Job Growth33.5%38.7%33.5%
 Sales Taxes4.3%8.3%6.2%
 Income Taxes8.3%4.6%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$34,678$30,147$37,638
 Household Income$70,356$64,029$69,021
 Family Median Income$87,016$75,489$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Hilo, HIFruita, COUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K11.7%7.1%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K4.3%10.7%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K8.8%3.4%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K6.7%9.4%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K5.5%7.8%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.4%9.8%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K9.1%12.9%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K13.0%14.4%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K17.0%15.5%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K10.2%5.1%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K7.1%3.8%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Hilo, HIFruita, COUnited States
 Management, business, finance14.3%14.9%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science5.4%3.7%6.5%
 Community, social services2.1%0.3%1.8%
 Legal0.7%0.0%1.2%
 Education, library9.5%9.6%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment1.5%0.7%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.7%10.0%6.2%
 Healthcare support2.2%2.4%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement4.1%2.9%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving6.3%6.3%5.4%
 Building maintenance5.0%5.5%3.6%
 Personal care3.6%2.7%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support22.3%15.8%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry1.5%0.3%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair7.8%9.1%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving8.0%15.8%13.1%
Reviews for Hilo    10 Reviews

If you’re looking at Hilo, then you’re likely being recruited in the medical or education fields. These are where the greatest needs of the community lie, and there are  More

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Over 3 years ago

I enjoyed living in Hawaii County for a number of years, most in Hilo. While Hilo has problems, they are few compared to mainland USA. I never experienced racism by  More

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Over 3 years ago

Too much racism from "native Hawaiians" who aren't actually natives. That keeps me from living in that paradise. I'm this is the "natives" goal.  More

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Reviews for Fruita    3 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

I moved my Family to Fruit in January of 2013---It has been a very good community to live. It is a pedestrian friendly community and we feel very safe. Only one local  More

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My mother, sister and grandparents lived in Mack close to the railroad and stock pens. They say that our grandparents ran a restaurant/bar near their. Said that the  More

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Over 14 years ago

local politics are controlled by larger city (denver) liberal anti American views. We all know what America stands for and what it is supposed to be, and neither the  More

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