2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Belton, TX vs Caldwell, TX

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Highlights
- Household income in Caldwell, is 5% more than it is in Belton and is 28% below the National Average.
- Belton unemployment rate is 7.1%.
- Caldwell unemployment rate is 6.5%.
 Belton, TXCaldwell, TXUnited States
 Unemployment Rate7.1%6.5%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth1.9%3.5%1.6%
 Future Job Growth36.3%38.4%33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.3%6.8%6.2%
 Income Taxes0.0%0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$27,716$29,272$37,638
 Household Income$51,490$53,892$69,021
 Family Median Income$73,207$77,826$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Belton, TXCaldwell, TXUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K16.0%11.9%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K5.4%6.5%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K10.9%2.6%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K8.4%8.8%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K7.1%13.2%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.2%10.0%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K7.2%8.3%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K12.4%16.9%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K14.8%11.4%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K3.9%5.9%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K5.8%4.4%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Belton, TXCaldwell, TXUnited States
 Management, business, finance8.9%9.4%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science2.8%3.9%6.5%
 Community, social services2.2%1.1%1.8%
 Legal0.6%1.5%1.2%
 Education, library7.8%9.6%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment2.4%0.6%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology10.1%4.6%6.2%
 Healthcare support2.5%3.4%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement3.2%1.6%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving6.2%8.1%5.4%
 Building maintenance5.0%4.5%3.6%
 Personal care5.6%1.0%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support21.8%21.4%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.7%0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair6.8%15.6%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving13.3%13.8%13.1%
Reviews for Belton    3 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

I've lived in this area for over 20 years. All in all, it's a good place to raise a family. Belton ISD has a good state rating. There is usually some sort of activity  More

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As a substitute teacher for BISD, I have had the opportunity to get to know many of the teachers and administrators, as well as the students. Belton is blessed to have  More

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Belton is a small town near Killeen and Fort Hood (large Army Base). It's economy depends a lot on the base for income so they have a captive audience that they can  More

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Reviews for Caldwell    4 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

The oil industry job opportunities has increased dramatically in the 77836 area over the last year(2010) and continues to grow in 2011. Over 400 oil industry related  More

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There are plenty of job opportunities in Caldwell. The problem with national demographic sites is that they don't have a clue of whats happening on the ground they  More

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Over 15 years ago

I have Lived in caldwell texas for most of my life and love it there but latley we have been having problems with the police department thinking that caldwell is their  More

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