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Sparks, NV vs Gretna, NE

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Highlights
- Household income in Gretna, is 16% more than it is in Sparks and is 19% above the National Average.
- Sparks unemployment rate is 4.7%.
- Gretna unemployment rate is 2.6%.
 Sparks, NVGretna, NEUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock2.6%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.9%1.6%
 Future Job Growth52.7%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock6.8%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$34,838  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$85,476$69,021
 Family Median Income$84,486  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Sparks, NVGretna, NEUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock6.3%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  Unlock7.4%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K10.0%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock14.8%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K15.8%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock22.4%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K7.8%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock7.7%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Sparks, NVGretna, NEUnited States
 Management, business, finance13.7%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock7.6%6.5%
 Community, social services1.8%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.4%1.2%
 Education, library4.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.1%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology4.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock3.5%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.2%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock2.8%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.2%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock3.1%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  Unlock9.3%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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