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Papillion, NE vs Harlan, IA

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- Household income in Harlan, is 47% less than it is in Papillion and is 37% below the National Average.
- Papillion unemployment rate is 2.6%.
- Harlan unemployment rate is 3.5%.
 Papillion, NEHarlan, IAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock3.5%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-0.9%1.6%
 Future Job Growth33.6%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes5.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock7.4%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$43,325  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$50,294$69,021
 Family Median Income$114,799  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Papillion, NEHarlan, IAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock8.6%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.5%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock10.1%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K5.5%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock7.9%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K5.8%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock10.0%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K14.5%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock13.9%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K11.2%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock4.4%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Papillion, NEHarlan, IAUnited States
 Management, business, finance16.1%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock1.2%6.5%
 Community, social services2.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock2.1%1.2%
 Education, library8.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.1%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology8.2%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock4.3%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.0%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock3.1%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.0%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock4.2%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support21.8%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair5.8%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock24.0%13.1%
Reviews for Papillion    6 Reviews

Papillion is a small suburb of Omaha and has low crime, reasonable schools, small town feel (unless you go north into the craziness of Omaha) and is growing by leaps and  More

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I have lived in Papillion Nebraska for twenty years. I live in an older part of town that is annexed and cannot speak to what goes on in the SIDs. I am going to try to  More

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I don't like to be negative. I've lived here for 4 years. At the risk of sounding dramatic (because this city really is), it's possibly the worst place in the great  More

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