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Priest River, ID vs Weiser, ID

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- Household income in Weiser, is 12% less than it is in Priest River and is 76% below the National Average.
- Priest River unemployment rate is 6.1%.
- Weiser unemployment rate is 5.3%.
 Priest River, IDWeiser, IDUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock5.3%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.1%1.6%
 Future Job Growth41.0%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock6.9%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$27,007  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$39,233$69,021
 Family Median Income$51,250  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Priest River, IDWeiser, IDUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock17.2%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K6.9%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock13.8%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K7.4%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock11.3%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K10.2%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock12.8%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K10.8%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock9.3%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K2.2%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock0.5%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Priest River, IDWeiser, IDUnited States
 Management, business, finance10.6%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock0.0%6.5%
 Community, social services0.4%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.0%1.2%
 Education, library3.1%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock0.5%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology1.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock8.3%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.5%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock3.3%5.4%
 Building maintenance7.9%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock5.1%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support19.6%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock1.3%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair15.5%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock22.7%13.1%
Reviews for Priest River    1 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Nice small town, very green, it's in the Idaho Panhandle surrounded by National Forest so I had a hard time finding rental units outside of town. Reserve Airbnb a few  More

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Reviews for Weiser    3 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I love weiser the community always helps one another out. No one goes without. And it is very safe to raise children  More

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I would only give it one star except that their are some nice people there. There are many problems with this town. The City wants to make it a retirement community.  More

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Over 6 years ago

Only one grocery store no jobs and no public transportation and limited amount of police and their is an issue with racism in this town.it appears that the mayor and  More

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