2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Galveston, TX vs Joplin, MO

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- Household income in Joplin, is 11% less than it is in Galveston and is 47% below the National Average.
- Galveston unemployment rate is 8.4%.
- Joplin unemployment rate is 4.0%.
 Galveston, TXJoplin, MOUnited States
 Unemployment Rate8.4%4.0%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth3.1%0.6%1.6%
 Future Job Growth31.0%24.8%33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.3%8.1%6.2%
 Income Taxes0.0%5.4%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$33,645$27,158$37,638
 Household Income$52,899$46,849$69,021
 Family Median Income$73,380$57,419$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Galveston, TXJoplin, MOUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K15.7%14.9%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K6.6%5.5%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K9.5%11.5%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K8.4%11.0%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K8.2%9.3%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.6%10.7%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K9.2%11.6%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K10.0%9.8%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K12.6%9.2%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K6.6%3.3%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K5.6%3.1%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Galveston, TXJoplin, MOUnited States
 Management, business, finance13.5%14.2%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science4.6%4.0%6.5%
 Community, social services1.7%3.0%1.8%
 Legal1.0%0.8%1.2%
 Education, library6.2%4.8%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment2.0%2.2%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology8.7%6.6%6.2%
 Healthcare support3.1%4.0%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.5%1.1%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving10.6%7.2%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.3%3.8%3.6%
 Personal care2.9%2.8%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support18.8%20.7%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.3%0.4%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair7.9%4.7%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving11.9%19.8%13.1%
Reviews for Galveston    11 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

Your intro page for Galveston, Texas shows the location as: Location: Southeast Texas, 50 miles inland from the Gulf Coast I'd like to let you know that Galveston (not  More

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Galveston is one of the friendliest, relaxing invigorating places my family and I have visited. My children love this island, and we are considering moving here.  More

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I was born on the island in 1948 and graduated from Ball High in 1966. Growing up on the island was a lot of fun and the island was clean and safe. I have seen the  More

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Reviews for Joplin    22 Reviews

Wow, this content is dated. Here's an update on Joplin: The Joplin community is rapidly becoming an affordable, livable version of the urban lifestyle that offers  More

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Over 9 years ago

Joplin is inexpensive to live in however humidity is through the roof if you have a roof due to the threat of tornados here. Winters are mild but usually instead of  More

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Over 11 years ago

Winter lasts about 4 months and is fairly cold. Mostly cloudy and dreary with very little if any snow. Spring lasts about 6 weeks and has plenty of rain. Summer lasts  More

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