2025 Compare Cities Economy:
Neosho Rapids, KS vs Fort Dodge, IA

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Highlights
- Household income in Fort Dodge, is 12% less than it is in Neosho Rapids and is 37% below the National Average.
- Neosho Rapids unemployment rate is 3.5%.
- Fort Dodge unemployment rate is 4.9%.
 Neosho Rapids, KSFort Dodge, IAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock4.9%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.6%1.6%
 Future Job Growth27.5%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock7.4%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$21,379  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$50,409$69,021
 Family Median Income$74,688  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Neosho Rapids, KSFort Dodge, IAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock13.5%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K4.8%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock10.9%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K7.7%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock7.3%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K13.5%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock11.7%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K16.3%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock12.0%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K3.8%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock1.9%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Neosho Rapids, KSFort Dodge, IAUnited States
 Management, business, finance6.0%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock1.8%6.5%
 Community, social services0.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.3%1.2%
 Education, library9.9%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock0.9%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology7.9%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock3.6%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.3%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock8.5%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.6%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.4%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support11.9%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.7%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair10.6%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock17.8%13.1%
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Reviews for Fort Dodge    4 Reviews

Corrupt politicians always scheming to funnel public money to wealthy private interests, creating a welfare dependent economy that will be imploding sooner than later,  More

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Over 10 years ago

Before moving to the Fort Dodge area please consider other options. The city is a decaying town, streets have definitely seen better days and are filthy. There are not  More

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Over 15 years ago

I see that everyone is rather hard on Fort Dodge. I grew up and lived there until I married and (like a failed pioneer) moved east to Gettysburg, Pa. It was the best  More

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