2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Austin, TX vs Rolla, MO

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Highlights
- Household income in Rolla, is 53% less than it is in Austin and is 84% below the National Average.
- Austin unemployment rate is 5.1%.
- Rolla unemployment rate is 3.7%.
 Austin, TXRolla, MOUnited States
 Unemployment Rate5.1%3.7%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth3.5%0.6%1.6%
 Future Job Growth47.0%26.7%33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.3%7.6%6.2%
 Income Taxes0.0%5.4%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$48,550$23,191$37,638
 Household Income$78,965$37,426$69,021
 Family Median Income$104,153$57,632$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Austin, TXRolla, MOUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K8.3%18.8%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.6%6.3%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K6.1%17.5%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K6.8%8.9%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K7.1%9.6%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.5%8.4%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K9.3%7.4%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K12.6%9.8%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K17.7%8.9%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K9.4%2.5%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K12.7%1.9%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Austin, TXRolla, MOUnited States
 Management, business, finance21.9%12.7%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science13.1%10.1%6.5%
 Community, social services1.5%1.9%1.8%
 Legal2.1%0.7%1.2%
 Education, library6.6%12.4%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment4.3%2.4%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology4.6%8.1%6.2%
 Healthcare support1.7%3.7%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.0%2.8%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving5.6%7.3%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.9%3.9%3.6%
 Personal care2.5%1.7%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support19.1%18.2%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.1%0.2%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair6.1%3.4%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving7.0%10.6%13.1%
Reviews for Austin    449 Reviews

This Year

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 Rolla    11 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

Rolla is somewhat dominated by missouri S&T (Missouri University of Science &Technology) formerly known as UMR. The student population is huge. This year alone there are  More

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When looking for a comfortable temporary home for an educational pit stop along the road of life, Rolla is a great place to do so. With our blue ribbon elementary  More

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Rolla is a great place to live, but it is getting worse. There are too many outsiders, imports, transplants from other states, interlopers moving in here. All they want  More

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