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Arlington, TX vs Katy, TX

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Highlights
- Household income in Katy, is 76% more than it is in Arlington and is 40% above the National Average.
- Arlington unemployment rate is 7.0%.
- Katy unemployment rate is 8.0%.

Economy
 Arlington, TXKaty, TXUnited States
 Unemployment Rate7.0%8.0%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth2.7%3.2%1.6%
 Future Job Growth38.9%32.3%33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.0%8.3%6.2%
 Income Taxes0.0%0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$30,659$44,090$37,638
 Household Income$65,481$115,250$69,021
 Family Median Income$76,723$128,381$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Arlington, TXKaty, TXUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K7.9%3.0%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.2%4.5%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K8.8%2.0%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K8.8%6.6%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K9.3%5.2%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.6%3.7%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K11.4%9.6%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K13.4%11.4%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K16.4%19.4%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K6.8%17.8%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K6.4%16.9%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Arlington, TXKaty, TXUnited States
 Management, business, finance14.0%26.3%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science5.2%7.1%6.5%
 Community, social services1.6%0.8%1.8%
 Legal1.0%1.2%1.2%
 Education, library6.3%7.7%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment1.6%0.4%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology4.7%6.5%6.2%
 Healthcare support2.6%0.8%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.8%2.6%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving5.5%5.4%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.1%3.2%3.6%
 Personal care3.5%1.7%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support23.7%19.9%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.1%1.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair9.3%8.1%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving16.1%7.2%13.1%

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Reviews for Arlington    34 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Great proximity to both Dallas and Ft Worth. Good selection of restaurants. Nice neighborhoods with beautiful oaks and rolling hills. Close to 6 Flags, Dallas Cowboys  More

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Over 6 years ago

I’ve lived in Arlington since 1976. It is now nothing but apartment complexes for as far as you can see and they are mostly section 8. Crime is out of control. We are  More

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Over 7 years ago

If you have a good car you can travel to the cities bordering Arlington (within 15 miles) and pay their non-citizen fees and use their very nice senior facilities.   More

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Reviews for Katy    24 Reviews

Katy is so nice. It is spread out in the typical Houston way, but I really enjoyed all of the Asian restaurants, shopping, and churches. Great place to raise a family.  More

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Over 3 years ago

Lived here my entire life, Great  More

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My kids has been it this school since it opened. It was great at first until they kept changing hands in principle. They had great plans but never get carried out. The  More

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ZIPS IN ARLINGTON, TEXAS
76010, 76017, 76002, 76014, 76013, 76001, 76018, 76016, 76012, 76006, 12 total
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