2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Russell, KY vs Colorado Springs, CO

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Highlights
- Household income in Colorado Springs, is 6% less than it is in Russell and is 4% above the National Average.
- Russell unemployment rate is 7.1%.
- Colorado Springs unemployment rate is 6.8%.
 Russell, KYColorado Springs, COUnited States
 Unemployment Rate7.1%6.8%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth0.1%4.1%1.6%
 Future Job Growth24.0%48.4%33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.0%8.3%6.2%
 Income Taxes5.9%4.6%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$39,232$37,979$37,638
 Household Income$76,442$71,957$69,021
 Family Median Income$105,216$86,333$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Russell, KYColorado Springs, COUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K8.8%7.9%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.0%3.2%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K4.2%6.9%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K5.2%8.1%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K4.0%8.0%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K13.2%7.8%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K11.7%10.3%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K13.2%14.2%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K20.6%17.3%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K9.2%8.5%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K7.9%7.9%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Russell, KYColorado Springs, COUnited States
 Management, business, finance15.9%16.8%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science10.7%8.5%6.5%
 Community, social services1.0%2.2%1.8%
 Legal0.6%0.9%1.2%
 Education, library6.1%6.5%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment0.0%2.5%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology11.6%6.9%6.2%
 Healthcare support1.8%3.5%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.7%2.2%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving5.8%5.9%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.0%3.4%3.6%
 Personal care1.4%2.7%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support17.3%20.7%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.0%0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair8.0%7.7%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving17.1%9.4%13.1%
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I grew up in Colorado Springs, left for the military, and moved back in 2008. It is not the same place I grew up in or what it was 15 years ago. High crime,  More

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Moved here from san diego. All expenses went up with exception to gas. San diego may not have an affordable housing market, but with all others equal san diego is still  More

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Moved here in the summer from one of the hottest places on earth and my quality of life has gone up dramatically. I can walk outside, there are enormous mountains to  More

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