2025 Compare Cities Economy:
McCook, NE vs Abilene, KS

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Highlights
- Household income in Abilene, is 1% more than it is in McCook and is 32% below the National Average.
- McCook unemployment rate is 2.1%.
- Abilene unemployment rate is 3.6%.
 McCook, NEAbilene, KSUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock3.6%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-0.2%1.6%
 Future Job Growth19.3%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.7%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$32,670  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$52,423$69,021
 Family Median Income$73,667  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 McCook, NEAbilene, KSUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock9.3%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.5%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock9.7%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K12.9%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock10.5%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K10.0%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock14.3%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K13.9%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock8.9%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K7.9%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock5.7%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 McCook, NEAbilene, KSUnited States
 Management, business, finance10.8%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock1.6%6.5%
 Community, social services1.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.2%1.2%
 Education, library5.1%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock0.2%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology8.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock5.5%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.2%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock5.5%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.3%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock0.8%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support18.3%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock2.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair9.3%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock15.3%13.1%
Reviews for Mccook    1 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

ive lived here most of my life and the violent crime rate aint that high. it might be because the police department is a joke and hire any stupid idiot that they can  More

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Reviews for Abilene    7 Reviews

I'm from the northeast but I've lived a few miles outside of Abilene for 40+ years and I thank God every morning for putting me and my family here. I would say that the  More

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Over 5 years ago

it suck here with all the cowardly, backstabbing two bit  More

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Over 5 years ago

self-centered .Greedy. Backstabbers. Cowards.. I'm free from you jerks and living way  More

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