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West Fargo, ND vs Aberdeen, SD

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Highlights
- Household income in Aberdeen, is 37% less than it is in West Fargo and is 18% below the National Average.
- West Fargo unemployment rate is 3.6%.
- Aberdeen unemployment rate is 3.0%.
 West Fargo, NDAberdeen, SDUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock3.0%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.1%1.6%
 Future Job Growth42.8%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$46,158  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$58,439$69,021
 Family Median Income$112,857  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 West Fargo, NDAberdeen, SDUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock8.3%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.5%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock12.6%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K4.6%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock8.2%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K5.8%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock10.3%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K17.0%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock13.4%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K10.0%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock2.5%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 West Fargo, NDAberdeen, SDUnited States
 Management, business, finance21.7%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock2.8%6.5%
 Community, social services2.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.6%1.2%
 Education, library6.4%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.7%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology9.1%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock2.7%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.9%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock7.3%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.7%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock3.3%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support20.8%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock1.4%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair7.1%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock15.9%13.1%
Reviews for West Fargo    1 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

My opinion:West Fargo, ND has some good qualities. I think it is a nice place to raise your kids. The traffic is not bad at all. It has pretty much everything you need  More

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Reviews for Aberdeen    2 Reviews

I would like to here from someone that lives in aberdeen south dakota. We would like to relocate there. We live in the state of ohio,city is ravenna. We have kids. They  More

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Over 15 years ago

I moved to this town about two years ago. I could say a lot about the ups and downs of Aberdeen. Of the Good, its a very safe laid back community, almost too laid back.   More

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