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Raton, NM vs Wiggins, MS

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Highlights
- Household income in Wiggins, is 43% more than it is in Raton and is 41% below the National Average.
- Raton unemployment rate is 7.1%.
- Wiggins unemployment rate is 5.8%.
 Raton, NMWiggins, MSUnited States
 Unemployment Rate7.1%5.8%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth-0.6%0.2%1.6%
 Future Job Growth9.9%30.2%33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.3%7.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes4.9%5.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$21,939$18,028$37,638
 Household Income$34,233$48,784$69,021
 Family Median Income$42,297$51,154$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Raton, NMWiggins, MSUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K18.3%12.2%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K7.7%16.0%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K19.9%10.4%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K11.5%5.0%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K8.2%7.7%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.6%9.1%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K10.4%14.8%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K5.5%3.8%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K9.7%17.7%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K0.0%2.8%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K1.2%0.3%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Raton, NMWiggins, MSUnited States
 Management, business, finance12.2%8.6%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science1.9%4.4%6.5%
 Community, social services1.4%3.1%1.8%
 Legal1.0%0.0%1.2%
 Education, library2.7%10.3%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment1.5%1.7%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology4.3%11.8%6.2%
 Healthcare support6.4%5.2%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.7%1.3%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving6.6%7.8%5.4%
 Building maintenance6.7%0.0%3.6%
 Personal care4.8%0.0%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support24.5%19.3%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.0%0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair12.2%6.3%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving11.1%20.4%13.1%
Reviews for Raton    4 Reviews

Despite the unfortunate experience of one family that wrote three different reviews, Raton if the smart choice for both affordability and the relaxed lifestyle of a  More

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Wow when I moved here I thought what a beautiful place to live, until I heard the second and third graders swearing at each other at the bus stop and broke up three  More

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Well Raton does. The teacher's do not have a dress code. Yet the students are not allowed to wear headband's in the middle school or hoodies. I guess some students were  More

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Reviews for Wiggins    2 Reviews

Wiggins is a small community and has a lot of small town perks. I moved here from the coast in 1999 and I love it! It has a slow pace and is close enough to big cities  More

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Over 18 years ago

I've lived in Atlanta and Washington, DC and enjoyed them, but the thing I love most about Wiggins in the location. I'm close to bigger places so I can enjoy the arts,  More

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