2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Keller, TX vs Mesquite, TX

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Highlights
- Household income in Mesquite, is 57% less than it is in Keller and is 8% below the National Average.
- Keller unemployment rate is 5.0%.
- Mesquite unemployment rate is 7.4%.
 Keller, TXMesquite, TXUnited States
 Unemployment Rate5.0%7.4%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth2.7%3.3%1.6%
 Future Job Growth41.0%40.4%33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.3%8.3%6.2%
 Income Taxes0.0%0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$67,203$25,054$37,638
 Household Income$149,822$63,706$69,021
 Family Median Income$167,447$69,280$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Keller, TXMesquite, TXUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K3.8%7.9%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K1.1%3.3%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K1.8%8.8%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K3.8%10.0%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K2.9%8.5%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K4.0%8.9%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K4.8%13.0%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K9.7%14.7%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K18.3%17.3%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K15.5%5.6%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K34.4%2.2%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Keller, TXMesquite, TXUnited States
 Management, business, finance30.0%10.3%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science8.0%3.5%6.5%
 Community, social services1.4%0.9%1.8%
 Legal2.1%0.5%1.2%
 Education, library6.5%5.2%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment1.3%1.0%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.2%3.5%6.2%
 Healthcare support1.4%4.2%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.0%2.0%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving2.7%6.3%5.4%
 Building maintenance0.6%4.4%3.6%
 Personal care1.8%2.1%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support25.3%25.4%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.0%0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair3.3%14.3%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving8.5%16.4%13.1%
Reviews for Keller    14 Reviews

Grew up here and things are heading south quickly. Affordability? That's been thrown out the window since 2014. Traffic? Be prepared to sit through unsynchronized  More

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The WORST most invasive city council you could imagine.... they want to micro manage your entire property.... After living here for over 20 years now they are telling me  More

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What I love most about Keller is that it is a wonderful smaller town raise a  More

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Reviews for Mesquite    6 Reviews

The City of Mesquite, TX has a big problem with overlooking serious problems involving safety of the roads and drunk drivers. There has been numerous accidents and  More

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Over 10 years ago

Everything is soooo spaced out which I hate the most coming from the Midwest where everything is about 15-20 minutes away. I live in Mesquite which is where people with  More

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Over 15 years ago

Mesquite, TX will not even enforce their own documented travel policies against violators consisting of some former and current (2009) council and staff. Although  More

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