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Wylie, TX vs Friendswood, TX

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Highlights
- Household income in Friendswood, is 16% more than it is in Wylie and is 40% above the National Average.
- Wylie unemployment rate is 5.4%.
- Friendswood unemployment rate is 6.7%.

Economy
 Wylie, TXFriendswood, TXUnited States
 Unemployment Rate5.4%6.7%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth3.3%3.2%1.6%
 Future Job Growth47.3%33.9%33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.3%8.3%6.2%
 Income Taxes0.0%0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$36,207$50,793$37,638
 Household Income$98,994$114,516$69,021
 Family Median Income$105,026$137,650$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Wylie, TXFriendswood, TXUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K2.1%3.6%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K1.1%2.8%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K3.2%3.8%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K3.6%4.4%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K7.1%5.0%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.0%4.6%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K9.4%6.7%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K15.5%12.4%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K27.2%19.6%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K12.0%13.9%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K10.6%23.3%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Wylie, TXFriendswood, TXUnited States
 Management, business, finance17.5%22.1%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science11.6%9.6%6.5%
 Community, social services0.9%0.8%1.8%
 Legal0.7%0.7%1.2%
 Education, library7.1%9.1%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment1.7%1.7%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.4%11.0%6.2%
 Healthcare support2.3%0.9%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.5%2.3%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving4.1%4.1%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.0%1.9%3.6%
 Personal care3.5%2.4%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support21.6%19.2%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.0%0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair8.6%6.0%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving10.3%8.2%13.1%

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Reviews for Wylie    3 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

If you enjoy being near a city, but having the small town feel where running into people you know is normal and even if you don't personally know people, it is OK to  More

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Over 16 years ago

Wylie school district continues to show slow awareness to the growth around it. The community continues to hold Christian prayers as part of their PTA, board and any  More

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Over 18 years ago

Wylie's public school system is high quality--small town caring with a lot of  More

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Reviews for Friendswood    3 Reviews

I grew up here and this is a very safe but maybe considered boring place by some. There are a lot of fun thing close by that you can do. Challenger 7 park, Galveston,  More

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We lived in Friendswood, Texas for over 5 years. Our g-son graduated from high school in 2020 there and we are very pleased with the teacher to student ratio, the  More

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Growing up in Friendswood over the last 40+ years, the changes are apparent every where. My home is where there used to be rice fields and we watched planes crop dust.   More

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75098
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77546

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