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Libby, MT vs Capitan, NM

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Highlights
- Household income in Capitan, is 18% more than it is in Libby and is 49% below the National Average.
- Libby unemployment rate is 8.4%.
- Capitan unemployment rate is 8.8%.
 Libby, MTCapitan, NMUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock8.8%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock2.1%1.6%
 Future Job Growth24.6%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes0.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock4.9%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$23,880  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$46,179$69,021
 Family Median Income$41,621  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Libby, MTCapitan, NMUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock5.9%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K8.6%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock11.2%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K11.7%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock26.6%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K13.0%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock11.9%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K3.9%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock5.2%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K0.6%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock2.0%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Libby, MTCapitan, NMUnited States
 Management, business, finance16.1%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock2.2%6.5%
 Community, social services1.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.0%1.2%
 Education, library4.4%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock0.8%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock20.3%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement3.2%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock14.8%5.4%
 Building maintenance5.3%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock1.8%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support12.1%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair15.2%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock2.8%13.1%
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 16 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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Reviews for Capitan    3 Reviews

I live a few miles outside Capitan in a beautiful rural area. I joined here only to be able to counter the extremely negative reviews published. Capitan is my market  More

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Over 7 years ago

The community is far from friendly and very trashy. Village government is twisted with an even more bizarre police department. Locals remind you "NM is a buyer beware  More

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Over 18 years ago

People who've lived in other places frequently comment on Capitan's great weather. Having lived here most of my life, I can't compare Capitan's climate to other places  More

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