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Kemmerer, WY vs Kenai, AK

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- Household income in Kenai, is 6% more than it is in Kemmerer and is 2% above the National Average.
- Kemmerer unemployment rate is 5.2%.
- Kenai unemployment rate is 8.9%.
 Kemmerer, WYKenai, AKUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock8.9%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-0.3%1.6%
 Future Job Growth32.4%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes5.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$36,268  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$70,732$69,021
 Family Median Income$82,083  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Kemmerer, WYKenai, AKUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock6.5%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K0.4%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock11.8%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K7.6%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock3.9%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K10.2%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock11.8%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K15.3%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock17.3%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K5.8%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock4.7%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Kemmerer, WYKenai, AKUnited States
 Management, business, finance7.6%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock4.5%6.5%
 Community, social services2.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.0%1.2%
 Education, library12.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.0%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology2.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock7.9%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.9%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock7.2%5.4%
 Building maintenance6.9%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock0.9%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support11.7%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair22.9%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock12.9%13.1%
Reviews for Kemmerer    4 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Kemmerer is a wonderful place to raise a family! I love the people and the history of this  More

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Over 16 years ago

The whorehouse closed in the early 1980's. There's two bars downtown and one near the BLM office in Frontier. The shops along Main St. are mostly boarded up or run  More

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Over 18 years ago

When winter comes, the highways can be closed for days at a time. However, I would recommend "The Southern Comfort," the house of prositution on the south end of town.  More

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Reviews for Kenai    4 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

Moving to Kenai AK August 2012, opened doors for new adventures, and fulfilling a life long dream. As a person with a disability, I spent many years attempting to  More

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So, it is Alaska and you might expect as much, but Kenai seems to have more than the average nasty weather days. This past summer has been miserable. We wear jackets at  More

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It's Alaska after all, so a person would already expect some degree of cold climate conditions. But Kenai lies close to the Cook Inlet and it's weather comes right off  More

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