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Shreveport, LA vs Bowling Green, KY

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Highlights
- Household income in Bowling Green, is 4% more than it is in Shreveport and is 58% below the National Average.
- Shreveport unemployment rate is 8.1%.
- Bowling Green unemployment rate is 4.7%.

Economy
 Shreveport, LABowling Green, KYUnited States
 Unemployment Rate8.1%4.7%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth0.3%2.6%1.6%
 Future Job Growth16.3%46.4%33.5%
 Sales Taxes9.1%6.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes6.0%8.4%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$29,862$26,015$37,638
 Household Income$41,782$43,633$69,021
 Family Median Income$56,785$53,400$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Shreveport, LABowling Green, KYUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K17.6%15.9%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K7.7%7.4%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K11.8%11.2%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K10.8%11.5%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K8.6%9.5%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.4%8.0%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K7.9%9.8%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K9.3%10.1%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K10.1%9.1%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K4.5%3.8%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K5.3%3.8%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Shreveport, LABowling Green, KYUnited States
 Management, business, finance12.1%11.7%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science3.8%3.4%6.5%
 Community, social services2.2%1.6%1.8%
 Legal1.7%0.8%1.2%
 Education, library6.8%5.6%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment1.3%2.1%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology9.2%5.6%6.2%
 Healthcare support4.7%3.0%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement3.5%1.5%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving6.3%8.7%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.4%4.3%3.6%
 Personal care3.3%3.3%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support21.2%22.3%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.2%0.2%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair7.4%5.6%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving11.8%20.2%13.1%

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Reviews for Shreveport    29 Reviews

The pace of its death is picking up. A place that should be moving forward is following the path of Rust belt cities that died. Downtown has potential, but the  More

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Over 4 years ago

I Love Driving By Shreveport, Buildings do look beautiful, it is truly a great city, my favorite thing is the people. What loses the last star is that I did not visit  More

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Over 5 years ago

Shreveport is dying a slow painful death. If you are thinking of relocating here; I would not advise it. Since moving back twenty years ago, I have watch the town  More

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Reviews for Bowling Green    7 Reviews

I have lived in Bowling Green 12 years, prior to that I lived in the Terre Haute IN area. Compared to Terre Haute, my husband and I much prefer BG. The winters are much  More

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Over 6 years ago

I was born in BG 62 yrs ago. I left at 17 and returned in 2015. Compared to Texas & the west, BG is the worst. If you like sunshine (I do), it is horrible in BG.  More

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I have lived in Bowling Green for almost seven years now. I'm originally from the Oklahoma City/Moore OK area. My husband and I moved here for his job. Honestly,  More

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ZIPS IN SHREVEPORT, LOUISIANA
71106, 71107, 71118, 71105, 71109, 71108, 71115, 71104, 71129, 71047, 13 total
ZIPS IN BOWLING GREEN, KENTUCKY
42101 42104 42103 42122

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