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Rifle, CO vs Pittsburg, KS

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- Household income in Pittsburg, is 50% less than it is in Rifle and is 88% below the National Average.
- Rifle unemployment rate is 6.0%.
- Pittsburg unemployment rate is 3.7%.
 Rifle, COPittsburg, KSUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock3.7%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-1.0%1.6%
 Future Job Growth40.5%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.2%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.7%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$29,209  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$36,657$69,021
 Family Median Income$81,327  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Rifle, COPittsburg, KSUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock20.2%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K1.8%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock12.0%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K9.4%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock8.7%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.1%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock7.0%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K16.1%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock7.6%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K7.1%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock2.6%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Rifle, COPittsburg, KSUnited States
 Management, business, finance14.8%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock3.2%6.5%
 Community, social services0.9%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.3%1.2%
 Education, library3.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.4%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology3.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock4.8%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.9%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock9.3%5.4%
 Building maintenance5.9%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.7%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support17.0%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock1.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair15.0%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock19.7%13.1%
Reviews for Rifle    6 Reviews

I love the Western Slope!! While there are a lot of good things to be said about the Western Slope of Colorado, which Rifle is, there are some concerning things as  More

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Been living in the area for 3 years, Rifle for half of that. The city recently upgraded the water facilities, and the north half of I-70 no longer has the nasty hard  More

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Over 8 years ago

This area has a heroin/meth problem. It doesn't really impact you if you avoid it, but you tend to see a lot of tweakers/beggars/homeless around town. Water is not that  More

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Reviews for Pittsburg    7 Reviews

I lived in Pittsburg for several years and am glad I left. I liked the small town atmosphere but the economy was in terrible shape --> and still is very bad. The college  More

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Lack of industry equals lack of jobs. Period. Whether you are white collar or blue collar, jobs folded in Southeast Kansas along with the coal mines, and nothing has  More

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Over 17 years ago

small town, big  More

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