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Truth or Consequences, NM vs Joplin, MO

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- Household income in Joplin, is 62% more than it is in Truth or Consequences and is 47% below the National Average.
- Truth or Consequences unemployment rate is 9.4%.
- Joplin unemployment rate is 4.0%.
 Truth or Consequences, NMJoplin, MOUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock4.0%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.6%1.6%
 Future Job Growth29.8%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.4%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$24,501  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$46,849$69,021
 Family Median Income$48,250  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Truth or Consequences, NMJoplin, MOUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock14.9%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K11.0%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock11.5%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K8.5%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock9.3%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K4.5%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock11.6%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K5.9%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock9.2%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K1.5%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock3.1%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Truth or Consequences, NMJoplin, MOUnited States
 Management, business, finance14.8%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock4.0%6.5%
 Community, social services3.3%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.8%1.2%
 Education, library16.9%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.2%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology1.9%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock4.0%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.2%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock7.2%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.1%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.8%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support14.0%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.4%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair5.6%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock19.8%13.1%
Reviews for Truth Or Consequences    3 Reviews

I've lived here 10 years and was recently thinking about adding to my small rental portfolio...then I saw an episode of Island Life and Hawaii Life and remembered how  More

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Occasional crime sprees (series of break-ins, robberies) interspersed with fairly long periods of quiet. I feel MUCH safe than I would living in Albuquerque and will go  More

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Over 12 years ago

numbers can be deceiving-the stats don't look bad here for a lot of categories....but I lived in T or c for 7 yrs...maybe the air is clean in regard to normal industrial  More

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Reviews for Joplin    22 Reviews

Wow, this content is dated. Here's an update on Joplin: The Joplin community is rapidly becoming an affordable, livable version of the urban lifestyle that offers  More

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Over 10 years ago

Joplin is inexpensive to live in however humidity is through the roof if you have a roof due to the threat of tornados here. Winters are mild but usually instead of  More

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Over 12 years ago

Winter lasts about 4 months and is fairly cold. Mostly cloudy and dreary with very little if any snow. Spring lasts about 6 weeks and has plenty of rain. Summer lasts  More

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