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Kansas City, KS vs Denver, CO

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- Household income in Denver, is 54% more than it is in Kansas City and is 12% above the National Average.
- Kansas City unemployment rate is 5.4%.
- Denver unemployment rate is 7.1%.
 Kansas City, KSDenver, COUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock7.1%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock2.8%1.6%
 Future Job Growth30.4%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes9.1%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock4.8%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$24,601  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$78,177$69,021
 Family Median Income$61,469  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Kansas City, KSDenver, COUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock8.7%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K5.4%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock6.5%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K9.8%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock6.8%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.5%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock9.6%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K11.8%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock17.0%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K3.6%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock12.6%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Kansas City, KSDenver, COUnited States
 Management, business, finance10.3%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock9.5%6.5%
 Community, social services1.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock2.3%1.2%
 Education, library4.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock3.3%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology4.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock2.0%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.4%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock5.5%5.4%
 Building maintenance5.5%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.6%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support20.0%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair12.5%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock7.9%13.1%
Reviews for Kansas City    15 Reviews

Avoid living in Kansas City, KS (Wyandotte Co.) by all means! We made the mistake of moving to this dump. High crime, high unemployment, murders daily, dilapidated  More

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Over 10 years ago

hello  More

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Over 10 years ago

nice weather if you like changing  More

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Reviews for Denver    470 Reviews

During my 25 years in Denver, I’ve witnessed trends found in other metro areas: homeless camps, panhandlers, worsening traffic, increased crime and rapidly appreciating  More

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I've lived in the Denver area for about eight years now. Moved here for college planning to get out as soon as I was done with college, and predictably got stuck  More

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I've lived in the city since I was born (1998) and I just was ready to get out. I'm a Denver native and I am ashamed of my city. I moved to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania  More

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