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La Jara, CO vs Gunnison, CO

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Highlights
- Household income in Gunnison, is 37% more than it is in La Jara and is 49% below the National Average.
- La Jara unemployment rate is 5.9%.
- Gunnison unemployment rate is 4.7%.
 La Jara, COGunnison, COUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock4.7%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock4.6%1.6%
 Future Job Growth53.0%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes2.9%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock4.6%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$21,118  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$46,324$69,021
 Family Median Income$41,667  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 La Jara, COGunnison, COUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock16.6%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K13.1%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock16.3%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K7.4%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock7.8%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K10.6%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock12.2%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K11.9%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock10.4%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K1.3%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock2.0%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 La Jara, COGunnison, COUnited States
 Management, business, finance12.5%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock2.5%6.5%
 Community, social services0.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.0%1.2%
 Education, library4.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock6.4%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology4.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock2.4%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement7.8%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock14.0%5.4%
 Building maintenance10.7%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock4.7%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support34.2%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.8%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair5.3%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock8.3%13.1%
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Over 18 years ago

Gunnison..Pros/ Cons Pros 1. very pretty town 2. nice place for a retiree who doesn't mind a place that gets a lot of snow like Gunnison or Durango 3. very nice  More

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