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Mount Charleston, NV vs Fountain, CO

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- Household income in Fountain, is 21% less than it is in Mount Charleston and is 8% above the National Average.
- Mount Charleston unemployment rate is 8.8%.
- Fountain unemployment rate is 6.6%.
 Mount Charleston, NVFountain, COUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock6.6%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock4.1%1.6%
 Future Job Growth40.3%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock4.6%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$59,876  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$74,621$69,021
 Family Median Income$94,940  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Mount Charleston, NVFountain, COUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock4.2%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K4.7%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock8.7%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K9.9%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock7.8%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K0.0%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock12.0%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K15.1%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock22.0%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K19.8%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock4.2%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Mount Charleston, NVFountain, COUnited States
 Management, business, finance22.5%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock7.0%6.5%
 Community, social services0.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.0%1.2%
 Education, library11.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.9%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology0.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock4.3%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement6.4%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock4.1%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.7%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock4.6%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support11.2%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.3%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair1.6%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock10.2%13.1%
Reviews for Mount Charleston    1 Reviews

Over 18 years ago

lots and lots of cool hiking, trails and mountain visitas up in mt.  More

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Reviews for Fountain    4 Reviews

Junky, Trashy, Transient, Rental Town, with no infrastructure or proactive government. Take exit 128 off I-25 and Drive around to see for yourself. Especially Old  More

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After living in 3 states and in Denver,Springs and Pueblo(within CO), I find Fountain to be a quiet, safe and cost effective place to live. It has moderate temps and  More

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Over 16 years ago

Fountain is a great place to live. Housing is affordable and not segregated (all the condo's not in one part of town and all of the big homes in another). The city  More

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