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Quitman, TX vs Elkader, IA

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- Household income in Elkader, is 8% more than it is in Quitman and is 19% below the National Average.
- Quitman unemployment rate is 7.0%.
- Elkader unemployment rate is 6.6%.
 Quitman, TXElkader, IAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock6.6%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.1%1.6%
 Future Job Growth35.0%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock7.4%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$25,400  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$58,021$69,021
 Family Median Income$57,188  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Quitman, TXElkader, IAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock11.0%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K7.7%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock9.9%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K10.6%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock5.1%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K13.8%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock9.9%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K7.4%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock16.0%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K6.3%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock1.3%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Quitman, TXElkader, IAUnited States
 Management, business, finance10.9%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock7.6%6.5%
 Community, social services4.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.0%1.2%
 Education, library5.4%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.0%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology4.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock3.7%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.3%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock8.0%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.6%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.4%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support26.3%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock1.8%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair13.3%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock13.5%13.1%
Reviews for Quitman    2 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

I enjoy the fact that Quitman is a safe and quiet, but just wish there were more businesses coming in and staying. They mostly seem to shut down a year after opening.  More

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Over 14 years ago

We have met the very best people you could hope to find since we retired to here from New Mexico. So many times at first I was asked if we had started attending church  More

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