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West Bend, IA vs Pocahontas, IA

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Highlights
- Household income in Pocahontas, is 25% less than it is in West Bend and is 39% below the National Average.
- West Bend unemployment rate is 3.6%.
- Pocahontas unemployment rate is 3.3%.
 West Bend, IAPocahontas, IAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock3.3%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.3%1.6%
 Future Job Growth30.7%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock7.4%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$26,779  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$49,750$69,021
 Family Median Income$80,455  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 West Bend, IAPocahontas, IAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock14.6%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K4.7%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock5.1%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K5.4%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock14.5%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.8%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock11.1%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K19.6%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock12.0%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K3.4%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock0.9%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 West Bend, IAPocahontas, IAUnited States
 Management, business, finance16.1%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock1.6%6.5%
 Community, social services0.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.5%1.2%
 Education, library5.9%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.0%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.9%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock4.5%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.7%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock4.2%5.4%
 Building maintenance0.6%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock1.5%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support24.4%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.8%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair9.1%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock27.1%13.1%
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Reviews for Pocahontas    1 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

yes life is cheap in Pocahontas where I reside...great place to raise kids. County population did not decrease from 10% but rather 16%. We still have the fastest  More

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