2026 Compare Cities Economy:
Big Sandy, TN vs Lindale, TX

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- Household income in Lindale, is 100% more than it is in Big Sandy and is 9% above the National Average.
- Big Sandy unemployment rate is 6.3%.
- Lindale unemployment rate is 6.5%.
 Big Sandy, TNLindale, TXUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock6.5%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock3.2%1.6%
 Future Job Growth31.4%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes9.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$19,378  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$76,033$69,021
 Family Median Income$48,047  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Big Sandy, TNLindale, TXUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock6.5%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K9.5%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock13.3%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K11.1%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock3.7%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.9%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock11.8%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K15.3%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock15.7%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K0.0%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock1.6%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Big Sandy, TNLindale, TXUnited States
 Management, business, finance10.4%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock1.4%6.5%
 Community, social services0.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock2.7%1.2%
 Education, library3.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.1%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology1.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock1.7%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement3.3%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock3.6%5.4%
 Building maintenance5.5%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.1%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support21.9%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair13.1%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock7.1%13.1%
Reviews for Big Sandy    1 Reviews

I have lived here 3+ years. Crime rate high. Up 282%. Yes that's Two Hundred Eighty-Two Percent! Even Federal crimes like witnessing my mail being stolen out of my mail  More

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Reviews for Lindale    3 Reviews

Stayed here for 2 months. Everywhere you go you feel like there's a bald kid playing a banjo. Never saw so many fat women in my life. If you like really backwards stupid  More

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Over 10 years ago

I sent a review about Lindale about 2 months ago and never saw it posted. Will it be posted soon?   More

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Over 18 years ago

Lindale is the smallest town I have ever lived in (Population sign says about 3,000, but we have more than that in our schools!), but also my favorite. We moved here  More

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