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Laramie, WY vs Libby, MT

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Highlights
- Household income in Libby, is 14% less than it is in Laramie and is 77% below the National Average.
- Laramie unemployment rate is 4.3%.
- Libby unemployment rate is 8.4%.

Economy
 Laramie, WYLibby, MTUnited States
 Unemployment Rate4.3%8.4%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth-2.2%0.2%1.6%
 Future Job Growth19.5%24.6%33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.0%0.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes0.0%6.9%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$28,944$23,880$37,638
 Household Income$45,299$39,044$69,021
 Family Median Income$83,132$41,621$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Laramie, WYLibby, MTUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K16.0%21.3%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K6.5%8.6%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K11.0%10.3%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K12.2%11.7%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K7.3%13.0%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.9%13.0%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K7.0%4.2%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K8.9%3.9%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K14.3%11.2%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K4.9%0.6%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K3.8%2.2%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Laramie, WYLibby, MTUnited States
 Management, business, finance11.3%16.1%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science8.8%1.1%6.5%
 Community, social services2.6%1.1%1.8%
 Legal1.1%0.0%1.2%
 Education, library17.0%4.4%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment2.2%1.6%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.2%6.0%6.2%
 Healthcare support2.2%0.7%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.1%3.2%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving6.2%8.1%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.4%5.3%3.6%
 Personal care3.1%2.3%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support17.1%12.1%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.5%4.9%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair8.8%15.2%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving8.3%18.0%13.1%

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Reviews for Laramie    20 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Out of all the places we have lived, Laramie is our favorite place we have lived. The locals are nice. Neighbors know each other. Neighbors help each other out. If you  More

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I have lived in Laramie for 35 years. It's true If you want malls and shopping this is not the place for you. There is not much high fashion here. Laramie is for people  More

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I no longer fear hell as I have now lived in Laramie for 2 years. Where to begin? The first thing I will mention is the ridiculous housing prices for what you are  More

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Reviews for Libby    4 Reviews

Please do not move to my back yard. Yes, it is very beautiful here, but is not an open invitation to move here. This town is a superfund site for asbestosis. The air is  More

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Libby is backed by a huge wilderness area that has gizzly bears, moose, elk, and all sorts of other wild creatures. North of the town of about 2500 where I live, I'm  More

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Over 15 years ago

I hesitate to give any info....to keep the community small, but it's going to get out none the less. The Libby area has more untouched and rarely traveled forests and  More

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ZIPS IN LARAMIE, WYOMING
82070 82072
ZIPS IN LIBBY, MONTANA
59923

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