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Hilo, HI vs Truth or Consequences, NM

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- Household income in Truth or Consequences, is 59% less than it is in Hilo and is 139% below the National Average.
- Hilo unemployment rate is 8.4%.
- Truth or Consequences unemployment rate is 9.4%.
 Hilo, HITruth or Consequences, NMUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock9.4%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.7%1.6%
 Future Job Growth33.5%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes4.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock4.9%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$34,678  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$28,837$69,021
 Family Median Income$87,016  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Hilo, HITruth or Consequences, NMUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock26.7%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K4.3%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock13.7%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K6.7%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock6.7%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.4%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock5.6%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K13.0%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock15.2%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K10.2%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock0.9%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Hilo, HITruth or Consequences, NMUnited States
 Management, business, finance14.3%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock6.9%6.5%
 Community, social services2.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.8%1.2%
 Education, library9.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.2%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock8.0%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement4.1%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock4.2%5.4%
 Building maintenance5.0%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock4.7%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support22.3%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair7.8%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock10.5%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 4 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 4 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 Truth Or Consequences    3 Reviews

I've lived here 10 years and was recently thinking about adding to my small rental portfolio...then I saw an episode of Island Life and Hawaii Life and remembered how  More

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Occasional crime sprees (series of break-ins, robberies) interspersed with fairly long periods of quiet. I feel MUCH safe than I would living in Albuquerque and will go  More

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Over 12 years ago

numbers can be deceiving-the stats don't look bad here for a lot of categories....but I lived in T or c for 7 yrs...maybe the air is clean in regard to normal industrial  More

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