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Wiggins, MS vs Sterling, CO

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- Household income in Sterling, is 15% less than it is in Wiggins and is 67% below the National Average.
- Wiggins unemployment rate is 5.8%.
- Sterling unemployment rate is 5.5%.
 Wiggins, MSSterling, COUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock5.5%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.7%1.6%
 Future Job Growth30.2%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock4.6%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$18,028  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$41,234$69,021
 Family Median Income$51,154  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Wiggins, MSSterling, COUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock10.1%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K16.0%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock15.9%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K5.0%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock11.3%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K9.1%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock8.5%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K3.8%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock7.0%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K2.8%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock1.1%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Wiggins, MSSterling, COUnited States
 Management, business, finance8.6%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock1.3%6.5%
 Community, social services3.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.4%1.2%
 Education, library10.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.1%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology11.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock4.7%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.3%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock6.6%5.4%
 Building maintenance0.0%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock4.4%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support19.3%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.9%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair6.3%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock18.2%13.1%
Reviews for Wiggins    2 Reviews

Wiggins is a small community and has a lot of small town perks. I moved here from the coast in 1999 and I love it! It has a slow pace and is close enough to big cities  More

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Over 19 years ago

I've lived in Atlanta and Washington, DC and enjoyed them, but the thing I love most about Wiggins in the location. I'm close to bigger places so I can enjoy the arts,  More

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Reviews for Sterling    4 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

I finally found a place I can afford to live in Colorado , only problem is the commute to Littleton is over 2 hours on the way home from work. So I leave for work on the  More

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Over 12 years ago

This place has the best customer service and "Howdy neighbor" was invented here. Cost of living is better than Indiana and Oregon. Quiet town, so you'll need to create  More

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Over 12 years ago

Sterling is a completely corrupt town where anyone in the"good-old-boys" network came cause untold misery for anyone they choose. The police, the courts, child  More

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