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Ketchikan, AK vs Missoula, MT

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Highlights
- Household income in Missoula, is 20% less than it is in Ketchikan and is 27% below the National Average.
- Ketchikan unemployment rate is 8.8%.
- Missoula unemployment rate is 4.4%.

Economy
 Ketchikan, AKMissoula, MTUnited States
 Unemployment Rate8.8%4.4%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth-0.4%0.3%1.6%
 Future Job Growth25.0%33.0%33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.5%0.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes0.0%6.9%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$37,110$36,010$37,638
 Household Income$68,125$54,423$69,021
 Family Median Income$83,333$82,930$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Ketchikan, AKMissoula, MTUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K8.8%12.5%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K5.5%3.5%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K7.0%10.7%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K8.3%10.2%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K10.0%9.9%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.4%6.6%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K8.1%10.5%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K15.8%11.4%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K14.7%13.7%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K7.6%5.3%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K7.8%5.7%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Ketchikan, AKMissoula, MTUnited States
 Management, business, finance11.8%13.9%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science2.0%6.6%6.5%
 Community, social services3.5%1.9%1.8%
 Legal0.3%2.2%1.2%
 Education, library4.4%5.6%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment1.7%3.0%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.8%6.4%6.2%
 Healthcare support4.8%3.9%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement3.3%1.5%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving9.3%9.9%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.9%4.3%3.6%
 Personal care3.3%2.8%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support22.6%22.4%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry1.5%0.4%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair6.6%6.4%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving14.3%8.7%13.1%

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Reviews for Ketchikan    8 Reviews

Am from Astoria, Oregon, just south a bit from Ketchikan. Appreciate this beautiful space above every other place! Cheers to everyone this Holiday  More

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It's been nine years since anyone gave a review for Ketchikan so I thought I'd give one. I do not live there, however, I nearly relocated there when I was interviewing  More

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Over 15 years ago

There are many things to do here however there is a large alcohol problem and the drugs are growing. For families who stay connected and are not afraid of the rain,  More

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Reviews for Missoula    48 Reviews

I've lived here for 10 years and my view of the city has turned as we (barely) managed to buy a home, started a family, and the blight of homelessness has escalated out  More

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Over 4 years ago

I lived here for 6 years, and it never got any easier to live, I'm a Native American, these people her look down on us, I have been put in jail for sitting in a parking  More

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I have lived in Missoula on and off for the last 30 years, but consistently for the last 12. I met my wife and had my kids here. My father and my wife's entire family  More

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ZIPS IN KETCHIKAN, ALASKA
99901
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59801 59808 59802 59803

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