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Maquoketa, IA vs Keokuk, IA

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- Household income in Keokuk, is 14% less than it is in Maquoketa and is 54% below the National Average.
- Maquoketa unemployment rate is 5.8%.
- Keokuk unemployment rate is 5.7%.
 Maquoketa, IAKeokuk, IAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock5.7%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.2%1.6%
 Future Job Growth22.6%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock7.4%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$27,409  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$44,770$69,021
 Family Median Income$72,500  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Maquoketa, IAKeokuk, IAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock17.5%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K4.7%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock10.2%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K13.7%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock10.9%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.1%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock9.3%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K13.8%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock8.3%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K3.9%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock1.3%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Maquoketa, IAKeokuk, IAUnited States
 Management, business, finance13.5%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock2.2%6.5%
 Community, social services0.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.6%1.2%
 Education, library3.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock0.3%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.9%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock5.2%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.4%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock4.6%5.4%
 Building maintenance0.8%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock1.9%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support22.8%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock2.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair14.0%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock19.7%13.1%
Reviews for Maquoketa    2 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

Two negative things about Maquoketa: 1. midwest climate; high humidity in the summer, harsh winters. 2. druggies. they tend to accumulate here, and in turn there is a  More

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Population in Maquoketa, Iowa is now about 6,200  More

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Reviews for Keokuk    3 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Keokuk just elected a new mayor, Tom Marion, who will help bring economic growth to the city. He and his wife have dedicated thier lives to this town and are making  More

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Over 17 years ago

Pros: 1. Extremely low cost of living and housing 2. Affordable place to live Cons: 1. High crime rate 2. Very poor school system 3. Not much to do 4. It's too  More

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this town used to be seemingly perfect and now its totally blue collar trashed. When i went back to keokuk i was shocked at how misstreated it  More

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