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Menomonie, WI vs Solvang, CA

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- Household income in Solvang, is 98% more than it is in Menomonie and is 27% above the National Average.
- Menomonie unemployment rate is 4.7%.
- Solvang unemployment rate is 6.6%.
 Menomonie, WISolvang, CAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock6.6%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.8%1.6%
 Future Job Growth36.2%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes5.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock8.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$25,368  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$94,451$69,021
 Family Median Income$76,510  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Menomonie, WISolvang, CAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock5.9%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K4.8%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock3.9%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K8.3%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock3.3%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.7%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock15.7%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K14.1%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock14.6%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K5.1%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock18.1%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Menomonie, WISolvang, CAUnited States
 Management, business, finance10.7%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock4.5%6.5%
 Community, social services2.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.0%1.2%
 Education, library10.4%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.3%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology1.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock3.4%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.0%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock6.6%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.8%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock3.1%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support19.8%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair3.4%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock11.1%13.1%
Reviews for Menomonie    3 Reviews

Over 18 years ago

Menomonie is a college town so you can rent housing cheap, however the quality of housing is sometimes  More

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Over 20 years ago

We have three great universities and two wonderful technical colleges within a 70 mile  More

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Over 20 years ago

good for gun and bow deer  More

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