2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Rochester, MN vs Kansas City, KS

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Highlights
- Household income in Kansas City, is 36% less than it is in Rochester and is 36% below the National Average.
- Rochester unemployment rate is 3.6%.
- Kansas City unemployment rate is 5.4%.
 Rochester, MNKansas City, KSUnited States
 Unemployment Rate3.6%5.4%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth0.4%1.6%1.6%
 Future Job Growth34.7%30.4%33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.1%9.1%6.2%
 Income Taxes7.1%5.7%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$43,827$24,601$37,638
 Household Income$79,159$50,707$69,021
 Family Median Income$101,963$61,469$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Rochester, MNKansas City, KSUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K6.9%12.3%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.4%5.4%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K5.6%11.7%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K6.0%9.8%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K7.5%10.1%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.6%8.5%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K11.4%10.8%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K13.9%11.8%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K18.8%13.2%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K9.4%3.6%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K10.5%2.7%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Rochester, MNKansas City, KSUnited States
 Management, business, finance13.1%10.3%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science10.5%4.6%6.5%
 Community, social services2.2%1.7%1.8%
 Legal0.6%0.5%1.2%
 Education, library6.8%4.0%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment2.3%0.8%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology18.6%4.0%6.2%
 Healthcare support4.6%2.5%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.8%2.4%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving5.4%6.2%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.1%5.5%3.6%
 Personal care2.4%1.9%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support16.4%20.0%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.2%0.3%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair4.8%12.5%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving8.4%22.8%13.1%
Reviews for Rochester    31 Reviews

Roch (and Minnesota) is a great place IF you live off the govt dole; subsidize undesirable things (through generous welfare benefits, lax law enforcement and sentences,  More

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Rochester is very vanilla. As a progressive, this place is not good. The area leans conservative and you'll see Trump signs everywhere... so that tells you the type of  More

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Over 4 years ago

I moved here over 20 years ago from California and I was in shock for the first couple of years that people actually lived in such a cold climate! Winter starts around  More

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Reviews for Kansas City    15 Reviews

Avoid living in Kansas City, KS (Wyandotte Co.) by all means! We made the mistake of moving to this dump. High crime, high unemployment, murders daily, dilapidated  More

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Over 9 years ago

hello  More

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Over 9 years ago

nice weather if you like changing  More

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