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Price, UT vs Elko, NV

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- Household income in Elko, is 76% more than it is in Price and is 14% above the National Average.
- Price unemployment rate is 4.1%.
- Elko unemployment rate is 3.3%.
 Price, UTElko, NVUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock3.3%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.4%1.6%
 Future Job Growth18.5%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$21,241  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$80,148$69,021
 Family Median Income$53,429  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Price, UTElko, NVUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock10.0%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K8.5%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock7.8%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K9.2%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock5.8%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K11.2%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock7.6%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K10.6%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock23.1%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K4.6%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock6.8%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Price, UTElko, NVUnited States
 Management, business, finance9.1%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock9.5%6.5%
 Community, social services1.9%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.2%1.2%
 Education, library7.2%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock0.2%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology2.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock0.7%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.0%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock8.0%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.6%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.8%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support29.1%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.9%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair12.7%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock12.7%13.1%
Reviews for Price    3 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I just moved here from Arizona. Before that I lived in Layton and kaysville. I love it here! It's quiet, everything you need is literally minutes away. Hardly any  More

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I was here for a short time when I first came to Utah. I thought it was a nice city, with friendly people. People did wish me well, and it seemed peaceful and  More

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Over 12 years ago

A small town with all the benefits. An hour or less from almost anything you could need - shopping to boating , fishing to hiking you name it and all this with one of  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 17 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 18 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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