2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Waukee, IA vs Chandler, AZ

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Highlights
- Household income in Chandler, is 10% less than it is in Waukee and is 24% above the National Average.
- Waukee unemployment rate is 3.0%.
- Chandler unemployment rate is 5.3%.
 Waukee, IAChandler, AZUnited States
 Unemployment Rate3.0%5.3%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth2.5%3.3%1.6%
 Future Job Growth45.2%30.8%33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.0%7.8%6.2%
 Income Taxes7.4%3.4%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$48,451$44,302$37,638
 Household Income$101,138$91,299$69,021
 Family Median Income$135,034$105,845$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Waukee, IAChandler, AZUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K4.4%5.0%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.5%2.0%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K4.1%4.2%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K5.5%5.7%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K7.6%6.3%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.1%6.7%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K7.4%10.1%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K12.0%14.6%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K24.8%21.5%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K12.7%11.1%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K12.8%12.9%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Waukee, IAChandler, AZUnited States
 Management, business, finance23.7%20.1%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science11.8%13.0%6.5%
 Community, social services1.5%1.3%1.8%
 Legal1.6%0.9%1.2%
 Education, library7.2%5.9%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment1.8%1.8%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology9.4%6.3%6.2%
 Healthcare support0.8%2.1%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.5%1.7%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving4.6%4.7%5.4%
 Building maintenance0.7%2.1%3.6%
 Personal care2.5%2.5%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support19.1%23.7%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.8%0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair4.1%5.8%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving8.9%8.1%13.1%
Reviews for Waukee    2 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

moved here from nj the pace is so different here- lots to do- hills and bike paths, restaurants galore, theaters,  More

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It doesn't get any better than this! Low crime, high education standards, clean/attractive, family-oriented community with generally conservative values. Easy  More

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Reviews for Chandler    66 Reviews

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Mesa is such a medium sized city but so big for it's size that even if you drive 20 minutes you still will be in Mesa. In West Mesa it's where all the services for  More

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As someone that has lived in Chandler nearly my whole life. I understand Chandler has it's fair share of problems in recent decades from affordability to certain areas  More

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I have grown up in Chandler for almost 25 years and left in 2012, used to live near downtown with apartments that were affordable on a minimum wage job, until i could  More

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