2024 Compare Cities Economy:
University Place, WA vs Denver, CO

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Highlights
- Household income in Denver, is 8% less than it is in University Place and is 12% above the National Average.
- University Place unemployment rate is 5.5%.
- Denver unemployment rate is 7.1%.
 University Place, WADenver, COUnited States
 Unemployment Rate5.5%7.1%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth1.8%2.8%1.6%
 Future Job Growth40.8%45.0%33.5%
 Sales Taxes9.9%8.3%6.2%
 Income Taxes0.0%4.8%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$43,008$50,642$37,638
 Household Income$84,673$78,177$69,021
 Family Median Income$103,098$100,080$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 University Place, WADenver, COUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K6.7%8.7%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K1.5%2.9%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K6.5%6.5%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K6.9%6.6%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K7.4%6.8%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K5.8%7.4%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K9.6%9.6%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K14.5%12.4%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K20.1%17.0%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K9.9%9.6%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K11.2%12.6%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 University Place, WADenver, COUnited States
 Management, business, finance15.5%23.1%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science5.1%9.5%6.5%
 Community, social services3.2%1.8%1.8%
 Legal1.0%2.3%1.2%
 Education, library6.7%5.3%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment1.7%3.3%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology10.7%6.4%6.2%
 Healthcare support2.2%2.0%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.5%1.4%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving3.9%5.5%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.4%3.1%3.6%
 Personal care2.5%2.6%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support24.6%19.0%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.2%0.2%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair7.2%6.8%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving10.5%7.9%13.1%
Reviews for University Place    1 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

University Place is a great supporter of public schools. The community values good education and has no problem supporting funding for schools. This does create higher  More

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Reviews for Denver    470 Reviews

During my 25 years in Denver, I’ve witnessed trends found in other metro areas: homeless camps, panhandlers, worsening traffic, increased crime and rapidly appreciating  More

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I've lived in the Denver area for about eight years now. Moved here for college planning to get out as soon as I was done with college, and predictably got stuck  More

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I've lived in the city since I was born (1998) and I just was ready to get out. I'm a Denver native and I am ashamed of my city. I moved to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania  More

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