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Tonopah, NV vs Columbia, MO

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- Household income in Columbia, is 73% more than it is in Tonopah and is 20% below the National Average.
- Tonopah unemployment rate is 5.7%.
- Columbia unemployment rate is 3.0%.
 Tonopah, NVColumbia, MOUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock3.0%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.3%1.6%
 Future Job Growth35.3%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.4%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$28,826  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$57,463$69,021
 Family Median Income$34,122  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Tonopah, NVColumbia, MOUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock12.8%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K9.1%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock10.2%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K21.2%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock8.1%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K1.6%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock10.5%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K13.9%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock13.2%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K6.8%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock7.5%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Tonopah, NVColumbia, MOUnited States
 Management, business, finance2.3%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock6.9%6.5%
 Community, social services0.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.0%1.2%
 Education, library4.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.8%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology0.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock3.5%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement3.4%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock8.2%5.4%
 Building maintenance0.0%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock3.9%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support24.4%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.3%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair23.7%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock7.5%13.1%
Reviews for Tonopah    1 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

Tonopah sits in the middle of the lower part of the state, almost equal distance between Reno and Las Vegas in the high desert. The town itself isn't much to look at,  More

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Reviews for Columbia    41 Reviews

If you are an active person and love to be outdoors and go to college sporting events, Columbia is a great place to live! I run and bike and go to Mizzou events a lot. I  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've live in CoMo for 20 yrs. NOT sure about this state of the art water park??!! There are great parks but nothing else for families. NO zoo, museum, and definitely no  More

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I lived there for a year and hated every minute. Columbia reminded me of the San Francisco of the Midwest. It is overrun with homeless people. Law enforcement is  More

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