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Junction City, KS vs Boulder, CO

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Highlights
- Household income in Boulder, is 33% more than it is in Junction City and is 8% above the National Average.
- Junction City unemployment rate is 4.8%.
- Boulder unemployment rate is 5.1%.

Economy
 Junction City, KSBoulder, COUnited States
 Unemployment Rate4.8%5.1%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth-0.3%2.7%1.6%
 Future Job Growth20.0%44.4%33.5%
 Sales Taxes9.8%8.8%6.2%
 Income Taxes5.7%4.6%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$26,172$52,057$37,638
 Household Income$56,410$74,902$69,021
 Family Median Income$64,242$134,583$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Junction City, KSBoulder, COUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K9.2%13.1%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K4.1%3.7%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K10.8%8.0%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K12.2%5.6%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K7.5%6.0%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K9.5%5.8%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K13.5%7.8%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K16.4%9.5%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K11.8%13.8%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K4.3%9.6%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K0.8%17.0%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Junction City, KSBoulder, COUnited States
 Management, business, finance12.3%18.6%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science3.8%16.9%6.5%
 Community, social services1.5%1.5%1.8%
 Legal0.1%1.8%1.2%
 Education, library7.3%10.1%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment1.6%4.4%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology4.7%4.7%6.2%
 Healthcare support3.8%2.4%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement3.0%1.3%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving5.7%8.4%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.9%1.1%3.6%
 Personal care4.0%2.8%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support17.5%17.5%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.0%0.4%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair13.3%2.1%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving17.5%6.0%13.1%

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Reviews for Junction City    4 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

I moved to JC in 2009 because the government made me. Husband was active duty army. We brought two children with us. At the time they were high school and elementary  More

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Over 14 years ago

Having a univeristy in your backyard and the Military  More

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Over 16 years ago

Pros: 1. Low cost of living and housing 2. Affordable place to live 3. Home to Fort Riley Military Reservation Cons: 1. High crime rate 2. Poor school system 3.  More

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Reviews for Boulder    55 Reviews

Outside of the university, Boulder had a very distinctive "wealthy hippy" feel. A lot of alternative medicine and a matching ethos. This is changing some among my  More

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We moved here from Texas about 4 years ago and love it here! The amazing sense of community and high regard for the environment are two of the main reasons we love  More

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Over 4 years ago

Most people do much worse than Boulder. I'm the most critical person I've ever met who is never happy or satisfied -- so that's a pretty huge compliment.   More

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ZIPS IN JUNCTION CITY, KANSAS
66441
ZIPS IN BOULDER, COLORADO
80302 80304 80301 80303 80305 80310

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