2025 Compare Cities Economy:
Selmer, TN vs Ordway, CO

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Highlights
- Household income in Ordway, is 6% more than it is in Selmer and is 99% below the National Average.
- Selmer unemployment rate is 7.4%.
- Ordway unemployment rate is 5.9%.
 Selmer, TNOrdway, COUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock5.9%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock2.9%1.6%
 Future Job Growth21.6%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes9.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock4.6%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$18,974  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$34,712$69,021
 Family Median Income$49,639  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Selmer, TNOrdway, COUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock19.4%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K11.9%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock18.0%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K5.1%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock6.0%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K1.5%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock16.8%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K15.0%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock6.2%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K0.0%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock0.4%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Selmer, TNOrdway, COUnited States
 Management, business, finance9.9%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock0.0%6.5%
 Community, social services3.8%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.0%1.2%
 Education, library15.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.8%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology3.2%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock9.6%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement5.4%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock0.0%5.4%
 Building maintenance6.0%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock3.1%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support15.8%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock1.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair14.3%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock9.6%13.1%
Reviews for Selmer    1 Reviews

Selmer's job market is shrinking by the hour. Literally (just about). We had 6 major factories that employed a majority of our population as recent as 5 years ago. Since  More

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Reviews for Ordway    1 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Ordway is a very small, quiet town located on the south-eastern plains of Colorado. Population: about 1200 or so. We are 25 miles away from La Junta, and 50 miles away  More

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