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South Jordan, UT vs Watertown, NY

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- Household income in Watertown, is 59% less than it is in South Jordan and is 50% below the National Average.
- South Jordan unemployment rate is 2.6%.
- Watertown unemployment rate is 7.8%.
 South Jordan, UTWatertown, NYUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock7.8%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.4%1.6%
 Future Job Growth46.4%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.1%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock6.2%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$42,731  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$46,051$69,021
 Family Median Income$125,290  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 South Jordan, UTWatertown, NYUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock16.3%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K1.2%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock11.8%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K2.9%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock9.4%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K3.7%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock9.7%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K16.1%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock9.4%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K13.4%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock3.0%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 South Jordan, UTWatertown, NYUnited States
 Management, business, finance24.8%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock3.1%6.5%
 Community, social services0.8%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.3%1.2%
 Education, library5.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.9%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock6.7%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.7%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock10.4%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.1%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.4%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support26.0%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair6.1%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock10.4%13.1%
Reviews for South Jordan    4 Reviews

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Over 3 years ago

I moved here 3 years ago from Southern California and absolutely love this beautiful place! I hate intense heat, but have no problem getting warm in the winter.   More

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Over 16 years ago

If you like outdoors stuff year around, this is the place. You have to like winter though. There is 6 months of  More

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Over 17 years ago

It is resonable. But the pay scale in utah is much lower I think then other  More

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Reviews for Watertown    2 Reviews

I don’t live there but visit on occasion. Very quiet town. Ran into a white out blizzard while driving there that a local tells me isn’t unusual. One minute I could  More

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Over 17 years ago

As a city primarily filled and flourished with military families, Watertown is a decent place to live. Because of the population influx from military families, the town  More

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