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Tropic, UT vs Whittier, AK

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- Household income in Whittier, is 22% more than it is in Tropic and is 39% below the National Average.
- Tropic unemployment rate is 9.2%.
- Whittier unemployment rate is 10.0%.
 Tropic, UTWhittier, AKUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock10.0%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.1%1.6%
 Future Job Growth30.1%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$28,955  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$49,583$69,021
 Family Median Income$52,500  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Tropic, UTWhittier, AKUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock6.5%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.7%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock18.7%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K13.9%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock6.5%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K5.9%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock11.4%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K15.5%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock13.0%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K4.3%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock1.6%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Tropic, UTWhittier, AKUnited States
 Management, business, finance22.3%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock6.0%6.5%
 Community, social services0.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.0%1.2%
 Education, library4.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock0.0%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology2.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock0.0%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.1%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock4.5%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.7%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock1.5%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support27.1%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair14.4%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock9.0%13.1%
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Lived in Whittier about thirty years ago; it hasn't changed much since. It was originally developed by the military on a fiord of Prince William Sound with only a few  More

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