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Austin, TX vs Liberty, TX

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- Household income in Liberty, is 32% less than it is in Austin and is 28% below the National Average.
- Austin unemployment rate is 5.1%.
- Liberty unemployment rate is 11.3%.
 Austin, TXLiberty, TXUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock11.3%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock3.1%1.6%
 Future Job Growth47.0%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$48,550  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$53,734$69,021
 Family Median Income$104,153  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Austin, TXLiberty, TXUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock8.2%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.6%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock20.5%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K6.8%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock6.0%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.5%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock9.8%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K12.6%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock15.1%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K9.4%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock3.1%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Austin, TXLiberty, TXUnited States
 Management, business, finance21.9%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock6.0%6.5%
 Community, social services1.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.0%1.2%
 Education, library6.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock0.7%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology4.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock1.9%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.0%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock8.8%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.9%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock0.0%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support19.1%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.3%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair6.1%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock16.8%13.1%
Reviews for Austin    449 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

Good place to visit.  More

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Austin is too expensive. Let's get that out of the way. Other than that it is a fun city. Ladybird Lake makes the city, imo. The ability to stand up paddle, kayak, walk  More

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The city continues to grow quickly, which a lot of people don't like. I get it, you fall in love with a city, and it's growing so fast that you don't recognize the same  More

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Reviews for Liberty    2 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

Most housing here is owned by skum lords who will find an RV for $500 and rent it out $600 a month. None of the housing I have seen have properly working amenities or  More

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Over 9 years ago

Job growth consists of Walmart Mc Donalds and gas stations which none offer livable wage and do offer the worst employment environment. Being the majority of the  More

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