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Safford, AZ vs Bossier City, LA

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Highlights
- Household income in Bossier City, is 6% less than it is in Safford and is 38% below the National Average.
- Safford unemployment rate is 5.4%.
- Bossier City unemployment rate is 5.2%.

Economy
 Safford, AZBossier City, LAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate5.4%5.2%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth3.4%0.3%1.6%
 Future Job Growth33.1%21.2%33.5%
 Sales Taxes9.1%9.5%6.2%
 Income Taxes3.4%6.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$22,635$27,794$37,638
 Household Income$53,503$50,027$69,021
 Family Median Income$61,105$62,518$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Safford, AZBossier City, LAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K14.2%14.3%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K8.0%5.3%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K9.3%9.8%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K4.3%12.5%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K9.6%8.2%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K10.1%7.4%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K14.0%9.7%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K17.3%11.9%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K7.5%13.6%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K3.8%4.2%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K2.1%3.3%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Safford, AZBossier City, LAUnited States
 Management, business, finance12.6%13.4%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science5.1%4.3%6.5%
 Community, social services3.7%1.8%1.8%
 Legal0.0%1.2%1.2%
 Education, library3.6%5.4%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment0.8%2.5%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology2.3%8.2%6.2%
 Healthcare support1.5%3.6%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.7%2.5%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving7.8%6.3%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.7%3.1%3.6%
 Personal care3.3%3.2%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support21.3%21.5%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry1.0%0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair16.4%10.3%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving14.9%12.8%13.1%

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Reviews for Safford    3 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

The newest percentage of unemployment in Graham County is 8.6 percent in mid-2012 , which is down quite a bit from 11.3 in  More

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Over 16 years ago

Safford and Graham county have only 2 seasons, summer and not summer. Too hot from june 1st through september. Allergies are a problem in this area due to dirty air and  More

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Our teachers are overwhelmed and most classes that I am aware of have at least 23 or more students. Some class sizes are reported to be above 30 per teacher. Our town  More

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Reviews for Bossier City    5 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

Bossier City is pretty much where people from Shreveport go when they get fed up with the crime, dysfunction, and high taxes over there. That said, it is no paradise.   More

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This is sort of the "good side" of the Red River. A little safer than Shreveport, but not by much! Has some modern stores and livable apartments. Just be wary of who  More

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Over 10 years ago

Lived here for 7 years, ready to leave, mind you. There are a number of colleges including a state university branch. It gets terribly hot and humid in the summer with  More

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