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St. Louis, MO vs Shawnee, OK

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Highlights
- Household income in Shawnee, is 2% less than it is in St. Louis and is 45% below the National Average.
- St. Louis unemployment rate is 6.3%.
- Shawnee unemployment rate is 4.8%.

Economy
 St. Louis, MOShawnee, OKUnited States
 Unemployment Rate6.3%4.8%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth0.7%0.3%1.6%
 Future Job Growth23.9%27.3%33.5%
 Sales Taxes9.7%9.5%6.2%
 Income Taxes6.4%5.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$33,326$25,331$37,638
 Household Income$48,751$47,649$69,021
 Family Median Income$66,192$62,584$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 St. Louis, MOShawnee, OKUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K17.0%14.2%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K5.2%5.0%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K10.7%12.8%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K9.3%11.5%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K8.7%9.2%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.0%7.9%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K9.5%10.1%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K10.5%12.4%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K12.1%10.5%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K4.5%4.5%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K4.4%2.0%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 St. Louis, MOShawnee, OKUnited States
 Management, business, finance15.8%11.0%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science7.3%4.3%6.5%
 Community, social services2.6%3.5%1.8%
 Legal1.8%0.4%1.2%
 Education, library6.7%6.1%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment3.1%1.6%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology8.1%6.3%6.2%
 Healthcare support4.9%3.2%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.5%2.2%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving6.2%6.7%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.7%4.2%3.6%
 Personal care2.9%3.6%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support18.2%22.2%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.1%0.3%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair4.6%10.3%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving11.3%14.2%13.1%

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Reviews for St. Louis    113 Reviews

I'm 65 and lived here my entire life. Growing up in St. Louis I've learned there is a like to like about it. Lots of first class Hospitals and Doctors, LOTS of great  More

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This is an outsider's perspective on St. Louis. Sometimes a fresh perspective looking in from the outside is helpful. I don't live there as of this writing (Dec 22) but  More

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Over 2 years ago

I have travelled extensively and have lived in several other cities around the country. I chose to live in St. Louis city because it has many big city amenities with an  More

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Reviews for Shawnee    7 Reviews

I have lived in Shawnee for almost 4 years. It is a poor town. Yes, it has a Christian University (OBU) but the college does not influence the town much. St Gregory's  More

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I think this might have been ok, but I needed a different approach. I could have rented a place here - had some very open landlords that had some decent, affordable  More

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Over 15 years ago

I've lived in Shawnee for 23 years now and my family has been here since statehood in 1907. I find that Shawnee is a delightful town to live in! It has all of your basic  More

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ZIPS IN ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI
63116, 63118, 63109, 63139, 63111, 63108, 63104, 63112, 63115, 63110, 19 total
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74801 74804

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