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Tullahoma, TN vs West Des Moines, IA

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- Household income in West Des Moines, is 46% more than it is in Tullahoma and is 10% above the National Average.
- Tullahoma unemployment rate is 4.9%.
- West Des Moines unemployment rate is 3.3%.
 Tullahoma, TNWest Des Moines, IAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock3.3%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock2.7%1.6%
 Future Job Growth40.2%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes9.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock7.4%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$30,140  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$76,564$69,021
 Family Median Income$66,897  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Tullahoma, TNWest Des Moines, IAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock4.7%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K5.3%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock7.2%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K12.1%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock7.5%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.7%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock11.2%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K10.2%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock17.6%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K4.4%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock10.8%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Tullahoma, TNWest Des Moines, IAUnited States
 Management, business, finance14.9%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock12.2%6.5%
 Community, social services2.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.6%1.2%
 Education, library5.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.1%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology4.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock1.5%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.4%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock4.0%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.1%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock3.3%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support17.9%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair9.2%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock7.9%13.1%
Reviews for Tullahoma    3 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Although there are some nice people here, the majority are right wing, not very open minded. Covid vaccine rate is just barely over 30% in October of 2021. Reasonable  More

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Over 7 years ago

Gorgeous and great outdoors  More

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Culture does not exist. People are friendly to your face but not sincere. They accuse Northern people of being rude where these people are the most opinionated, self  More

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Reviews for West Des Moines    4 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

I just moved here from out-of-state a few months ago and have been pleasantly surprised by the broad range of activities and amenities available in this medium sized IA  More

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Over 16 years ago

Am contemplating a move to WDM from the East Coast (NYC). Might there be anyone out there that may have experienced this and could offer guidance or comment. Thanks.   More

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We just moved to West Des Moines and we love it here! We moved here three months ago and every weekend we have been able to do something different and fun. There is  More

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