2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Houston, TX vs Fergus Falls, MN

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Highlights
- Household income in Fergus Falls, is 19% less than it is in Houston and is 52% below the National Average.
- Houston unemployment rate is 8.0%.
- Fergus Falls unemployment rate is 5.3%.
 Houston, TXFergus Falls, MNUnited States
 Unemployment Rate8.0%5.3%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth3.2%2.6%1.6%
 Future Job Growth30.9%34.5%33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.3%7.9%6.2%
 Income Taxes0.0%7.1%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$35,578$31,737$37,638
 Household Income$56,019$45,327$69,021
 Family Median Income$63,946$67,652$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Houston, TXFergus Falls, MNUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K11.9%11.6%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K4.6%6.4%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K10.1%15.7%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K9.6%12.4%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K8.7%7.5%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.9%8.1%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K9.3%7.6%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K10.7%13.4%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K12.1%10.7%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K5.7%3.1%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K9.2%3.5%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Houston, TXFergus Falls, MNUnited States
 Management, business, finance15.7%11.7%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science7.1%4.1%6.5%
 Community, social services1.2%3.1%1.8%
 Legal1.6%1.3%1.2%
 Education, library5.4%3.5%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment1.7%2.4%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.1%8.9%6.2%
 Healthcare support2.8%9.6%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.8%2.0%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving5.9%5.6%5.4%
 Building maintenance5.1%4.1%3.6%
 Personal care2.3%2.6%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support19.6%22.2%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.1%0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair11.9%9.0%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving12.6%9.7%13.1%
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 Fergus Falls    4 Reviews

Will · 
Over 3 years ago

Fergus falls is a beautiful, beautiful area and has some of the kindest folk you'll ever meet. It is very relaxed as well, which can be a blessing and a curse depending  More

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We moved to Fergus Falls August 2019. The community is your average community. Nice folks, good neighborhoods. But. The water quality is sub-par. And the city fails to  More

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Over 13 years ago

It is really no big deal, however, I am just going to throw this out there: I am Lord PopSKULL of The Trans-Discordian Sect of TOOtwo BonK. We Worship/Constantly  More

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