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North Pole, AK vs Caribou, ME

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- Household income in Caribou, is 47% less than it is in North Pole and is 57% below the National Average.
- North Pole unemployment rate is 5.6%.
- Caribou unemployment rate is 5.8%.
 North Pole, AKCaribou, MEUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock5.8%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-0.5%1.6%
 Future Job Growth18.0%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes0.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock6.8%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$34,724  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$43,967$69,021
 Family Median Income$92,650  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 North Pole, AKCaribou, MEUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock14.8%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K0.9%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock11.5%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K7.7%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock8.8%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.4%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock12.4%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K30.8%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock7.8%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K14.0%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock4.3%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 North Pole, AKCaribou, MEUnited States
 Management, business, finance15.5%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock2.4%6.5%
 Community, social services5.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.4%1.2%
 Education, library3.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.4%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology4.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock4.1%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.9%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock8.4%5.4%
 Building maintenance0.9%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock0.6%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support32.0%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock2.3%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair11.3%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock10.1%13.1%
Reviews for North Pole    9 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

We visited here once a few years ago and fell in love! We plan to move to this wonderful town on my retirement in a few years! Just starting to look at houses now soo  More

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Over 10 years ago

at times it is well below zero where do people buy their winter clothing and do schools close when the weather is to  More

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Over 16 years ago

Our winter normally starts in september and ends mid april with brake-up. This is when the ice and snow goes away for the spring to come. We will get the coldest winter  More

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Reviews for Caribou    2 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Don't believe the exaggerations about cold. April signals end of snow. First snowfall comes in November. May through September are very nice, unless you like HOT  More

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Over 19 years ago

You have 4 seasons to  More

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