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South Boston, VA vs Parker, CO

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Highlights
- Household income in Parker, is 164% more than it is in South Boston and is 43% above the National Average.
- South Boston unemployment rate is 5.9%.
- Parker unemployment rate is 5.6%.
 South Boston, VAParker, COUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock5.6%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock2.8%1.6%
 Future Job Growth22.6%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes5.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock4.6%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$24,252  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$120,075$69,021
 Family Median Income$45,286  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 South Boston, VAParker, COUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock3.0%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K4.4%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock2.3%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K11.1%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock3.7%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K9.1%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock7.5%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K14.2%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock22.8%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K2.0%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock17.8%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 South Boston, VAParker, COUnited States
 Management, business, finance9.4%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock11.2%6.5%
 Community, social services1.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.3%1.2%
 Education, library8.1%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.0%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology8.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock1.9%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.0%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock4.3%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.4%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.9%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support14.6%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.4%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair7.4%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock7.0%13.1%
Reviews for South Boston    2 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

I think that says it all BORING. No Culture, No entertainment, Crack Head  More

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Over 17 years ago

Nothing Place to be..In the middle of nowhere. Not a very good place to live. No diversity or  More

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Reviews for Parker    28 Reviews

I'm not a CO native. I didn't move here from CA. We've been here over 16 years. We are looking to move. Now that I said that, I'll say this: This is a nice small  More

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I'm not a CO native. I didn't move here from CA. We've been here 16 years. We are looking to move. Now that I said that, I'll say this: This is a nice small CITY but  More

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Over 4 years ago

This is my 15th year in Parker, CO. Very nice initially. VERY EXPENSIVE to buy a home now. I rented all this time and despite making over $100,000 per year, cannot  More

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