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Brookfield, WI vs Austin, TX

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Highlights
- Household income in Austin, is 29% less than it is in Brookfield and is 13% above the National Average.
- Brookfield unemployment rate is 3.5%.
- Austin unemployment rate is 5.1%.

Economy
 Brookfield, WIAustin, TXUnited States
 Unemployment Rate3.5%5.1%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth0.3%3.5%1.6%
 Future Job Growth32.0%47.0%33.5%
 Sales Taxes5.1%8.3%6.2%
 Income Taxes6.3%0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$61,057$48,550$37,638
 Household Income$110,616$78,965$69,021
 Family Median Income$132,891$104,153$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Brookfield, WIAustin, TXUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K3.4%8.3%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K1.0%2.6%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K6.4%6.1%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K3.9%6.8%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K4.5%7.1%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K4.8%7.5%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K5.6%9.3%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K13.4%12.6%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K22.6%17.7%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K13.7%9.4%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K20.9%12.7%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Brookfield, WIAustin, TXUnited States
 Management, business, finance26.0%21.9%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science10.2%13.1%6.5%
 Community, social services1.8%1.5%1.8%
 Legal1.2%2.1%1.2%
 Education, library6.3%6.6%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment2.2%4.3%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology12.0%4.6%6.2%
 Healthcare support1.5%1.7%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.1%1.0%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving3.6%5.6%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.3%2.9%3.6%
 Personal care1.7%2.5%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support21.6%19.1%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.1%0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair4.2%6.1%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving5.2%7.0%13.1%

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Reviews for Brookfield    4 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

Overall I believe field is a great place to live and raise a family. Milwaukee certainly has its share of problems like any large metropolitan area. Overall I believe  More

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Over 13 years ago

I love Brookfield for the most part. The Elmbrook school district is amazing and test scores are always above average level. The one downfall of the city is that there  More

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About turn 35, and have lived in Brookfield for 9 years. Brookfield is broken into two parts, city and village, both are very safe- especially when compared to  More

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Reviews for Austin    449 Reviews

This Year

Good place to visit.  More

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Austin is too expensive. Let's get that out of the way. Other than that it is a fun city. Ladybird Lake makes the city, imo. The ability to stand up paddle, kayak, walk  More

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The city continues to grow quickly, which a lot of people don't like. I get it, you fall in love with a city, and it's growing so fast that you don't recognize the same  More

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ZIPS IN BROOKFIELD, WISCONSIN
53045 53005
ZIPS IN AUSTIN, TEXAS
78745, 78753, 78741, 78748, 78744, 78704, 78758, 78759, 78749, 78723, 40 total

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