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Palisade, CO vs Atchison, KS

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- Household income in Atchison, is 9% less than it is in Palisade and is 41% below the National Average.
- Palisade unemployment rate is 7.2%.
- Atchison unemployment rate is 4.5%.
 Palisade, COAtchison, KSUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock4.5%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-0.5%1.6%
 Future Job Growth38.7%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.7%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$35,727  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$48,880$69,021
 Family Median Income$86,250  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Palisade, COAtchison, KSUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock11.7%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K7.1%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock9.1%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K10.4%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock12.3%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.2%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock9.4%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K12.5%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock12.5%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K1.5%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock1.5%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Palisade, COAtchison, KSUnited States
 Management, business, finance4.3%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock4.2%6.5%
 Community, social services0.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.7%1.2%
 Education, library7.4%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.6%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology8.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock3.7%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.3%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock10.1%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.2%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock1.9%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support23.4%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock1.9%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair15.0%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock15.9%13.1%
Reviews for Palisade    2 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

The Grand Valley is a beautiful area! Palisade is a nice quiet community that sits about 5 miles east of Grand Junction off I70 and is part of this valley. It is a  More

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Over 17 years ago

Palisade is a great place to live and bring up our children! Mild winters, 30 min. from ski mtn, 5 min. from swimming, nature trails, bike trails, FRESH peaches,  More

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Reviews for Atchison    2 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Great Place to live! Story-book!  More

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A wonderful example of a town forcefully driven without a purpose. Set up as a perfect sleeper suburb of Kansas City, they have sabotaged themselves with short-sighted  More

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