2025 Compare Cities Economy:
Sussex, WI vs Fairfield, IA

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Highlights
- Household income in Fairfield, is 56% less than it is in Sussex and is 60% below the National Average.
- Sussex unemployment rate is 3.8%.
- Fairfield unemployment rate is 4.3%.
 Sussex, WIFairfield, IAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock4.3%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-0.5%1.6%
 Future Job Growth33.2%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes5.1%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock7.4%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$46,400  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$43,006$69,021
 Family Median Income$120,833  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Sussex, WIFairfield, IAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock18.5%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K4.7%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock11.8%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K2.8%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock8.8%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K5.9%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock7.0%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K15.2%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock10.2%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K9.7%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock4.6%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Sussex, WIFairfield, IAUnited States
 Management, business, finance22.7%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock6.3%6.5%
 Community, social services1.2%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock2.8%1.2%
 Education, library6.2%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.2%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock5.3%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.7%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock7.0%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.3%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.4%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support24.6%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair5.4%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock18.8%13.1%
Reviews for Sussex    2 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Good safe, place to live and raise  More

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Two years ago, when we moved to WI, we were looking at various areas to buy a house from Brookfield, Menomonee Falls to Mequon and Cedarburg. We were checking everything  More

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