2025 Compare Cities Economy:
Nampa, ID vs Independence, OR

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Highlights
- Household income in Independence, is 13% more than it is in Nampa and is 6% below the National Average.
- Nampa unemployment rate is 4.1%.
- Independence unemployment rate is 5.9%.
 Nampa, IDIndependence, ORUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock5.9%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-0.1%1.6%
 Future Job Growth47.4%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock9.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$25,016  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$65,019$69,021
 Family Median Income$68,747  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Nampa, IDIndependence, ORUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock6.6%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K4.5%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock11.1%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K10.5%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock7.8%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K12.0%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock13.9%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K15.2%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock16.6%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K3.8%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock2.2%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Nampa, IDIndependence, ORUnited States
 Management, business, finance11.0%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock1.6%6.5%
 Community, social services1.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.9%1.2%
 Education, library4.4%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.6%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology3.1%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock10.8%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.4%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock4.1%5.4%
 Building maintenance5.0%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock0.4%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support24.9%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock7.2%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair10.7%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock11.9%13.1%
Reviews for Nampa    5 Reviews

We have lived in Arizona (near Phoenix) for 20 years. We are in the process of moving to the Nampa/Caldwell area. Trust me you DO NOT want to come to Arizona for an  More

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Sales tax is one area that it hard to get used to, taxes here are probably average but I was not used to paying sales tax. After I checked it out against other states  More

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Over 15 years ago

Im sure the economy is bad everywhere, but in Nampa, i believe i read the unemployment rate is near  More

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Reviews for Independence    2 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

For a town of ~9k people the amenities are good; this is also helped by state college Western Oregon University in the neighboring city of Monmouth(all within a 3-mile  More

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Over 17 years ago

Independence is a small town with a friendly feel. Great place to live if you want to get away from the fast pace of a big city. After living here for eight years  More

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