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West Des Moines, IA vs Tooele, UT

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Highlights
- Household income in Tooele, is 0% more than it is in West Des Moines and is 10% above the National Average.
- West Des Moines unemployment rate is 3.3%.
- Tooele unemployment rate is 3.3%.

Economy
 West Des Moines, IATooele, UTUnited States
 Unemployment Rate3.3%3.3%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth2.7%1.5%1.6%
 Future Job Growth35.2%41.6%33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.0%6.9%6.2%
 Income Taxes7.4%5.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$49,286$27,814$37,638
 Household Income$76,564$76,618$69,021
 Family Median Income$105,485$79,102$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 West Des Moines, IATooele, UTUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K4.7%5.7%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.0%1.7%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K7.2%5.8%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K8.3%8.0%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K7.5%6.9%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.7%7.6%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K11.2%12.7%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K14.0%14.4%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K17.6%27.3%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K8.8%6.8%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K10.8%3.2%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 West Des Moines, IATooele, UTUnited States
 Management, business, finance23.2%12.7%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science12.2%5.4%6.5%
 Community, social services2.2%0.9%1.8%
 Legal1.6%0.8%1.2%
 Education, library6.4%5.4%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment2.1%1.6%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.8%2.8%6.2%
 Healthcare support1.5%1.6%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.4%1.2%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving4.0%5.9%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.8%3.4%3.6%
 Personal care3.3%1.4%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support21.2%20.9%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.0%0.2%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair4.3%12.8%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving7.9%23.0%13.1%

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Reviews for West Des Moines    4 Reviews

Over 15 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 15 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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Reviews for Tooele    5 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

I've lived in Utah all of my life, and in Tooele for 10 years. The traffic is worse than Salt Lake City. Average commute to downtown SLC used to be about 40 minutes.   More

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Over 9 years ago

I've lived in Utah for about 18 years now. It has become my home. I love raising my children here. I never thought that I would like living in Utah, as a matter of fact  More

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Over 14 years ago

We moved here because of my parents. We were not sure if we would even like it. Three years later, we're still here & wouldn't move if you paid us. Tooele HAS very  More

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ZIPS IN WEST DES MOINES, IOWA
50265 50266
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84074

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