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Park City, UT vs Elko, NV

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- Household income in Elko, is 34% less than it is in Park City and is 14% above the National Average.
- Park City unemployment rate is 2.8%.
- Elko unemployment rate is 3.3%.
 Park City, UTElko, NVUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock3.3%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.4%1.6%
 Future Job Growth39.6%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$80,032  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$80,148$69,021
 Family Median Income$153,162  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Park City, UTElko, NVUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock10.0%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K0.8%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock7.8%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K5.0%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock5.8%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K3.3%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock7.6%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K10.0%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock23.1%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K10.4%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock6.8%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Park City, UTElko, NVUnited States
 Management, business, finance24.1%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock9.5%6.5%
 Community, social services0.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.2%1.2%
 Education, library7.2%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock0.2%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology3.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock0.7%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.8%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock8.0%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.6%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.8%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support28.1%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.9%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair5.7%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock12.7%13.1%
Reviews for Park City    12 Reviews

I lived in Park City for 6 years. Vail purchase of resort(s) and capacity reached in school system have caused a real estate bubble, in my opinion, with 500-1,000 per  More

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we have lived there off and on for 27 years and love it in the winter and summer, the muddy months starting in april are not so good but we head back to calif. at that  More

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Over 9 years ago

I like this town  More

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Reviews for Elko    4 Reviews

Elko is like all small Nevada towns - limited in many things and the only change as far as the eye can see are over priced housing starts, drugs and crime. I really like  More

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Over 16 years ago

Spent my teen years in Elko & my parents still live there. It is extremely isolated. Life revolves around the mining industry. The old ranching families that live  More

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Over 17 years ago

Elko has an economy that is fairly typical of mining areas, that is, boom and bust. I've lived here for about 16 or so years. It's boomed tremendously twice and busted  More

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