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Riverton, WY vs Clay Center, KS

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Highlights
- Household income in Clay Center, is 6% less than it is in Riverton and is 43% below the National Average.
- Riverton unemployment rate is 6.2%.
- Clay Center unemployment rate is 3.2%.
 Riverton, WYClay Center, KSUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock3.2%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.8%1.6%
 Future Job Growth9.1%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes5.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.7%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$24,803  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$48,339$69,021
 Family Median Income$66,808  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Riverton, WYClay Center, KSUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock10.7%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.8%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock6.5%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K10.8%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock11.0%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K9.8%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock21.4%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K13.8%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock7.1%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K2.2%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock0.0%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Riverton, WYClay Center, KSUnited States
 Management, business, finance13.4%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock1.4%6.5%
 Community, social services2.3%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.0%1.2%
 Education, library9.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.1%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology3.1%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock0.5%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.4%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock4.1%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.5%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock5.6%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support21.5%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock4.3%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair8.6%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock22.4%13.1%
Reviews for Riverton    2 Reviews

The City of Riverton has some significant issues to contend with. There is a high property crime issue due to proximity to the Wind River Reservation. There is an  More

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problems that affect quality of life. There are a lot of hidden costs to living in Riverton as well as much of Wyoming. This is especially true when it comes to auto  More

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Reviews for Clay Center    1 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

I have lived in Clay Center for 40+ years. It is a small town with some of the "small town" sterotypes, but over all it is great. People are friendly and we have many  More

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