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Palmer Lake, CO vs Monument, CO

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Highlights
- Household income in Monument, is 2% more than it is in Palmer Lake and is 33% above the National Average.
- Palmer Lake unemployment rate is 6.8%.
- Monument unemployment rate is 6.8%.
 Palmer Lake, COMonument, COUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock6.8%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock4.1%1.6%
 Future Job Growth48.7%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.1%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock4.6%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$43,795  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$102,278$69,021
 Family Median Income$110,152  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Palmer Lake, COMonument, COUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock7.8%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.1%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock5.0%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K2.7%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock4.6%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K2.8%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock10.5%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K13.7%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock21.7%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K15.2%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock14.9%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Palmer Lake, COMonument, COUnited States
 Management, business, finance12.7%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock12.3%6.5%
 Community, social services0.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.1%1.2%
 Education, library9.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.3%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology4.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock2.1%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement3.6%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock5.1%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.0%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock5.8%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support22.9%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair7.6%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock4.7%13.1%
Reviews for Palmer Lake    1 Reviews

Over 18 years ago

Palmer Lake is nestled against the mountains, just north of the United States Air Force Academy between Colorado Springs and Denver. With a population of less than 1500  More

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Reviews for Monument    2 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

if you think COS is nice, monument can't be  More

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Over 18 years ago

Monument is located about 10 miles north of the Colorado Springs city limits on I-25 cooridor. We are 2 exits north of the Air Force Academy. We enjoy a "small town"  More

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