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St. Maries, ID vs Wallace, ID

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- Household income in Wallace, is 5% more than it is in St. Maries and is 49% below the National Average.
- St. Maries unemployment rate is 7.2%.
- Wallace unemployment rate is 7.4%.
 St. Maries, IDWallace, IDUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock7.4%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-0.7%1.6%
 Future Job Growth27.1%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock6.9%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$22,665  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$46,250$69,021
 Family Median Income$63,846  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 St. Maries, IDWallace, IDUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock18.0%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K9.1%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock2.9%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K12.3%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock10.5%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.8%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock7.7%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K12.1%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock7.9%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K2.1%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock1.3%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 St. Maries, IDWallace, IDUnited States
 Management, business, finance12.4%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock2.0%6.5%
 Community, social services1.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.1%1.2%
 Education, library1.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock0.7%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology1.4%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock1.8%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.4%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock10.1%5.4%
 Building maintenance5.7%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock0.0%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support13.7%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.4%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair19.0%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock7.8%13.1%
Reviews for St. Maries    6 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

After spending some time in North Idaho we decided to settle down in Saint Maries. It's a reasonable commute to Coeur d'Alene for my husband where he found a job as a  More

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Over 2 years ago

Was a little out of the way but I was promised that I wouldn't regret my visit, but that I had to go fishing so I guess that's a big thing there. I had a very nice time,  More

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Over 4 years ago

Lived here for over a year, very friendly people and don't have to deal with crowds or rude people. It's pretty much everything I expected when choosing to move to  More

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Reviews for Wallace    3 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

Great small town. Historic and beautiful and wedged between mountains and green trees. Great little commercial district that includes the famous Red Light Garage and  More

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Over 16 years ago

We have a an annual retreat in Wallace each year. Always a great time. Very unpretentious and extremely affordable. With out doubt the best snow we've experienced. The  More

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Over 19 years ago

Wallace was the stand-in for the mythical town of Dante's Peak in the Pierce Brosnan film of the same name, about a Pacific Northwest town obliterated by a volcanic  More

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