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Houston, TX vs Cookeville, TN

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Highlights
- Household income in Cookeville, is 22% less than it is in Houston and is 58% below the National Average.
- Houston unemployment rate is 8.0%.
- Cookeville unemployment rate is 5.4%.

Economy
 Houston, TXCookeville, TNUnited States
 Unemployment Rate8.0%5.4%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth3.2%1.6%1.6%
 Future Job Growth30.9%42.3%33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.3%9.8%6.2%
 Income Taxes0.0%0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$35,578$24,691$37,638
 Household Income$56,019$43,611$69,021
 Family Median Income$63,946$63,425$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Houston, TXCookeville, TNUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K11.9%16.4%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K4.6%9.3%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K10.1%9.1%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K9.6%10.2%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K8.7%11.7%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.9%8.8%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K9.3%8.1%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K10.7%8.4%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K12.1%9.9%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K5.7%4.5%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K9.2%3.3%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Houston, TXCookeville, TNUnited States
 Management, business, finance15.7%11.7%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science7.1%5.7%6.5%
 Community, social services1.2%2.5%1.8%
 Legal1.6%0.7%1.2%
 Education, library5.4%7.6%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment1.7%2.7%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.1%5.7%6.2%
 Healthcare support2.8%2.2%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.8%0.8%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving5.9%10.4%5.4%
 Building maintenance5.1%3.6%3.6%
 Personal care2.3%4.3%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support19.6%21.9%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.1%0.2%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair11.9%3.9%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving12.6%16.2%13.1%

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Reviews for Houston    371 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I moved to Houston from the San Francisco Bay area in 1991 after college but I have always had family here. Houston is not what you think of when you think of Texas  More

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Over 2 years ago

There's definitely lots of jobs/economic opportunity. It's quite racially diverse if that's your thing. Houston has awful urban sprawl. Expect awful traffic. Hot as hell  More

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Over 2 years ago

There's definitely lots of jobs/economic opportunity. It's quite racially diverse if that's your thing. Houston has awful urban sprawl. Expect awful traffic. Hot as hell  More

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Reviews for Cookeville    12 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I lived in Cookeville for around 7 years non consecutively. Don’t expect to go on a walk here. Sidewalks are fairly abundant but they are not well maintained and there  More

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My wife and I both moved here to work for state government. Other people are right, the pay is awful, hovering around $28k for people with masters and doctorates. Rental  More

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Been here for 4-5 years now, crime is on the rise and pay is stagnant, don't look for much over 28k a year in gross income here. Lots of areas are getting metro  More

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ZIPS IN HOUSTON, TEXAS
77449, 77084, 77429, 77379, 77036, 77433, 77095, 77072, 77077, 77088, 100 total
ZIPS IN COOKEVILLE, TENNESSEE
38501 38506 38505

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