2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Olathe, KS vs Wasilla, AK

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Highlights
- Household income in Wasilla, is 38% less than it is in Olathe and is 11% below the National Average.
- Olathe unemployment rate is 2.9%.
- Wasilla unemployment rate is 7.7%.
 Olathe, KSWasilla, AKUnited States
 Unemployment Rate2.9%7.7%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth1.5%-0.7%1.6%
 Future Job Growth34.7%19.5%33.5%
 Sales Taxes9.5%0.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes5.7%0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$42,254$34,791$37,638
 Household Income$100,849$62,292$69,021
 Family Median Income$111,246$80,905$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Olathe, KSWasilla, AKUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K4.2%13.0%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K1.5%7.6%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K4.9%9.1%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K5.3%5.1%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K5.9%6.3%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K5.3%7.4%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K8.3%7.7%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K14.2%13.3%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K24.7%15.8%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K13.9%9.0%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K11.9%5.6%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Olathe, KSWasilla, AKUnited States
 Management, business, finance22.5%13.2%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science9.1%6.3%6.5%
 Community, social services2.0%2.6%1.8%
 Legal0.8%0.3%1.2%
 Education, library6.5%8.9%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment1.6%0.3%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology7.0%4.9%6.2%
 Healthcare support2.1%4.3%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.4%4.1%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving4.6%3.5%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.2%3.9%3.6%
 Personal care2.6%2.9%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support20.5%19.8%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.1%2.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair6.0%13.5%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving11.2%9.6%13.1%
Reviews for Olathe    15 Reviews

I've lived in Olathe for 12 years. Olathe is a quiet bedroom community with great schools. 21st Century program provides many career path choices at the high school  More

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Over 6 years ago

I'm just going to give it right to ya! Olathe is closer of a normal mid-class neighborhood than say; Overland Park$$$. And if you like hoe-down country style, go South  More

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Lived in Olathe since about 1980. I can say Olathe is a great place to make a living, live life etc. It's one of those places that the UPS driver can leave a package  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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