2026 Compare Cities Economy:
Needles, CA vs Blackfoot, ID

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- Household income in Blackfoot, is 58% more than it is in Needles and is 33% below the National Average.
- Needles unemployment rate is 7.8%.
- Blackfoot unemployment rate is 3.5%.
 Needles, CABlackfoot, IDUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock3.5%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.4%1.6%
 Future Job Growth38.7%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock6.9%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$21,269  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$51,971$69,021
 Family Median Income$45,833  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Needles, CABlackfoot, IDUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock10.0%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K14.1%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock10.4%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K10.8%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock9.6%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K11.0%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock8.0%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K4.9%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock15.2%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K6.3%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock3.4%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Needles, CABlackfoot, IDUnited States
 Management, business, finance11.6%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock5.1%6.5%
 Community, social services2.3%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.3%1.2%
 Education, library8.2%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.0%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock3.2%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement6.6%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock6.0%5.4%
 Building maintenance6.6%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.9%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support14.7%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock5.3%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair9.9%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock13.4%13.1%
Reviews for Needles    2 Reviews

I own a home in full, with no mortgage and a spacious yard. I can walk to white, sandy beach riverfront in 10 minutes from my front door. In 20 minutes I can be at  More

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Over 16 years ago

Have lived in Needles for 7 years now. This town is being over run with trash. The town is broke due to Dirt bags people that live off of the system. They said  More

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Reviews for Blackfoot    3 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

I am new to Blackfoot and as a former west coaster I can say I survived winter, it was not that bad at all, (before this winter I had only driven in snow 4 or 5 times in  More

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Over 17 years ago

High Mountain desert with frequent winds and long cold  More

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Over 19 years ago

I grew up in Blackfoot, and returned after traveling the West Coast and living in San Francisco for several years. The economy is terrible. There isn't much you can do  More

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