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Sparks, NV vs Castle Rock, CO

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- Household income in Castle Rock, is 65% more than it is in Sparks and is 43% above the National Average.
- Sparks unemployment rate is 4.7%.
- Castle Rock unemployment rate is 5.3%.
 Sparks, NVCastle Rock, COUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock5.3%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock2.8%1.6%
 Future Job Growth52.7%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock4.6%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$34,838  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$121,388$69,021
 Family Median Income$84,486  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Sparks, NVCastle Rock, COUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock3.2%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.0%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock3.0%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K8.3%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock4.2%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K10.0%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock7.3%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K15.8%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock23.6%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K7.8%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock19.7%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Sparks, NVCastle Rock, COUnited States
 Management, business, finance13.7%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock9.8%6.5%
 Community, social services1.8%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.0%1.2%
 Education, library4.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.5%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology4.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock2.4%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.2%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock5.2%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.2%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock3.0%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support22.4%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair10.4%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock6.6%13.1%
Reviews for Sparks    14 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

Nice place to live. Lots of events, recreation, and  More

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LOVE it! Fifth generation Reno/Sparks native. Paternal great grandparents born and raised in Reno. Sparks has an old fashioned home town feeling. I love Sparks! Great  More

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Over 17 years ago

Do not listen to the Californian. Sparks has all 4 seasons. It does snow here but the snow is very wet and melts quickly and it does not snow six months out of the year.  More

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Reviews for Castle Rock    12 Reviews

My fiance and I moved here in 2018 shortly after finishing college. I work in Colorado Springs and she works in the Denver area, so Castle Rock was practically our only  More

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Over 7 years ago

I have always been mobile for my career, until I moved to Castle Rock. I've lived in in multiple cities in the Midwest including Chicago and have visited nearly every  More

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Over 11 years ago

we have four seasons, and the rockies are only two hrs.away. so for the outdoors enthusist sking or hiking is like no other place you have been or seen it is hard to  More

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