Key Economic Factors
Population 1998
City of Council Bluffs - 56,448
County - 86,045
Metro Area - 703,900
Taxable sales 1997
Council Bluffs - $691 million
Pottawattamie County - $771 million
Unemployment, September 1998
Council Bluffs - 2.5%
Pottawattamie County - 2.1%
Cost of Living
An index of 100 is considered the national average.
For example, in the Omaha/Council Bluffs metro area, the general cost of
living is 92.4% of the US average. The cost of local housing average
is 91.6% of the national average.
| City |
General Index |
Housing |
| Boston, MA |
133.8 |
181.4 |
| Philadelphia, PA |
122.1 |
141.7 |
| Los Angeles, CA |
116.8 |
129.3 |
| Burlington, VT |
114.2 |
128.4 |
| Manchester, NH |
111.1 |
117.4 |
| Wilmington, DE |
110.3 |
116.5 |
| Portland, OR |
110.2 |
124.5 |
| Las Vegas, NV |
107.9 |
111.6 |
| Richmond, VA |
107.3 |
110.4 |
| Grand Rapids, MI |
107.0 |
117.8 |
| Denver, CO |
106.9 |
102.3 |
| Peoria, IL |
105.5 |
107.0 |
| Salt Lake City, UT |
104.2 |
109.7 |
| Albuquerque, NM |
103.7 |
107.6 |
| Atlanta, GA |
103.1 |
105.7 |
| Columbus, OH |
102.5 |
103.3 |
| Minneapolis, MN |
102.3 |
97.2 |
| Billings, MT |
102.3 |
101.7 |
| Eau Claire, WI |
101.8 |
102.4 |
| Syracuse, NY |
101.6 |
89.9 |
| Tacoma, WA |
101.3 |
104.9 |
| Twin Falls, ID |
101.1 |
107.2 |
| Bismark, ND |
100.7 |
98.6 |
| Lawrence, KS |
100.4 |
106.2 |
| Phoenix, AZ |
100.3 |
96.0 |
| Charleston, SC |
100.3 |
99.1 |
| Charlotte, NC |
99.1 |
100.7 |
| St. Louis, MO |
98.3 |
97.8 |
| Cheyenne, WY |
98.0 |
91.0 |
| Jacksonville, FL |
97.4 |
91.1 |
| Baltimore, MD |
97.4 |
93.9 |
| Birmingham, AL |
97.2 |
94.1 |
| Dallas, TX |
97.1 |
92.4 |
| Indianapolis, IN |
96.7 |
93.4 |
| New Orleans, LA |
95.5 |
83.5 |
| Louisville, KY |
95.2 |
93.2 |
| Souix Falls, SD |
95.1 |
90.9 |
| Hot Springs, AR |
93.0 |
84.8 |
| Tulsa, OK |
92.7 |
84.7 |
| Memphis, TN |
92.6 |
90.7 |
| Omaha / Council Bluffs |
92.4 |
91.6 |
| Jackson, MS |
91.6 |
90.3 |
Source: ACCRA Cost of Living Index, Second Quarter
1998
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