2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Ridgeway, KS vs Manhattan, KS

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Highlights
- Household income in Manhattan, is 18% less than it is in Ridgeway and is 31% below the National Average.
- Ridgeway unemployment rate is 3.6%.
- Manhattan unemployment rate is 3.0%.
 Ridgeway, KSManhattan, KSUnited States
 Unemployment Rate3.6%3.0%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth-0.4%0.8%1.6%
 Future Job Growth23.2%25.4%33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.5%9.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes5.7%5.7%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$32,279$30,278$37,638
 Household Income$64,423$52,747$69,021
 Family Median Income$78,292$83,996$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Ridgeway, KSManhattan, KSUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K7.2%13.4%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.0%5.7%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K9.0%9.5%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K9.6%8.5%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K13.7%10.4%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K4.3%8.7%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K13.1%9.3%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K21.8%11.4%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K12.2%12.4%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K2.0%5.8%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K4.9%4.9%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Ridgeway, KSManhattan, KSUnited States
 Management, business, finance8.1%12.6%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science4.1%7.7%6.5%
 Community, social services1.8%2.1%1.8%
 Legal0.0%0.3%1.2%
 Education, library7.6%14.4%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment1.6%2.8%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology8.5%3.4%6.2%
 Healthcare support1.8%3.2%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.9%1.8%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving7.3%8.9%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.6%3.9%3.6%
 Personal care1.6%3.3%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support21.7%21.4%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.0%0.5%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair12.1%6.2%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving18.5%7.5%13.1%
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Reviews for Manhattan    33 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

I lived in your city briefly this past year of 2015. Liked it. The cost was a bit too high, but generally you have a decent town compared to some places I've visited. I  More

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Over 10 years ago

Manhattan is one of the best educational environments I have ever seen. The local school district is filled with passionate employees and the facilities are modern and  More

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Manhattan is a wonderful place to live if you are thinking about retiring here, want a family away from the big city, or if you are a college student. Because it is a  More

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