2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Nampa, ID vs Wasilla, AK

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Highlights
- Household income in Wasilla, is 8% more than it is in Nampa and is 11% below the National Average.
- Nampa unemployment rate is 4.1%.
- Wasilla unemployment rate is 7.7%.
 Nampa, IDWasilla, AKUnited States
 Unemployment Rate4.1%7.7%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth3.4%-0.7%1.6%
 Future Job Growth47.4%19.5%33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.0%0.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes6.9%0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$25,016$34,791$37,638
 Household Income$57,552$62,292$69,021
 Family Median Income$68,747$80,905$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Nampa, IDWasilla, AKUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K7.7%13.0%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K4.5%7.6%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K8.8%9.1%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K10.5%5.1%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K9.5%6.3%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K12.0%7.4%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K11.4%7.7%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K15.2%13.3%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K14.3%15.8%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K3.8%9.0%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K2.2%5.6%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Nampa, IDWasilla, AKUnited States
 Management, business, finance11.0%13.2%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science4.9%6.3%6.5%
 Community, social services1.6%2.6%1.8%
 Legal0.4%0.3%1.2%
 Education, library4.4%8.9%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment2.0%0.3%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology3.1%4.9%6.2%
 Healthcare support3.3%4.3%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.4%4.1%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving5.9%3.5%5.4%
 Building maintenance5.0%3.9%3.6%
 Personal care2.9%2.9%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support24.9%19.8%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry1.2%2.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair10.7%13.5%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving16.2%9.6%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 14 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 Wasilla    7 Reviews

I've lived in Wasilla for two years so far and I love it. I have no problems with the valley. I live about 10 minutes south of the center of town in Wasilla and bought  More

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Previously lived for many years in Eagle River, Alaska. Moved to Wasilla almost 6 years ago now. The Wasilla cityscape is littered with aging strip malls and  More

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The main reason I’m commenting is to point out a glaring error in this website’s data. School funding is not $5,700 per year as this site reports. It is likely double  More

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