2025 Compare Cities Economy:
West Lafayette, IN vs Garden City, SC

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- Household income in Garden City, is 63% more than it is in West Lafayette and is 48% below the National Average.
- West Lafayette unemployment rate is 2.9%.
- Garden City unemployment rate is 6.3%.
 West Lafayette, INGarden City, SCUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock6.3%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.6%1.6%
 Future Job Growth36.5%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock7.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$20,727  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$46,791$69,021
 Family Median Income$98,343  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 West Lafayette, INGarden City, SCUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock11.8%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K7.7%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock12.1%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K6.8%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock8.6%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K3.9%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock10.1%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K7.5%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock10.2%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K4.1%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock4.3%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 West Lafayette, INGarden City, SCUnited States
 Management, business, finance10.3%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock1.8%6.5%
 Community, social services1.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock2.1%1.2%
 Education, library22.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock0.9%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology3.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock1.4%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.2%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock11.3%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.0%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock1.1%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support15.7%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair2.0%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock11.4%13.1%
Reviews for West Lafayette    11 Reviews

I am originally from Greencastle, Indiana, a nice friendly rural town and home to DePauw University. Presently, I live in West Lafayette, Indiana, due to my having been  More

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Over 11 years ago

It's a nice small town. It's too bad it's not closer to Indy. I think I would like it here  More

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Over 14 years ago

They have good schools, parks and always have events to  More

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Reviews for Garden City    1 Reviews

My husband and our 2 little ones packed up and moved from Myrtle Beach to Solon, Ohio in 2013 for a job offer but after 3 very lonely years we are coming home. Life  More

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