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Broken Bow, OK vs Shreveport, LA

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- Household income in Shreveport, is 3% more than it is in Broken Bow and is 65% below the National Average.
- Broken Bow unemployment rate is 4.6%.
- Shreveport unemployment rate is 8.1%.
 Broken Bow, OKShreveport, LAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock8.1%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.3%1.6%
 Future Job Growth24.6%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes9.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock6.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$18,886  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$41,782$69,021
 Family Median Income$54,135  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Broken Bow, OKShreveport, LAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock17.6%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K14.1%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock11.8%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K13.0%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock8.6%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K13.1%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock7.9%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K10.7%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock10.1%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K2.1%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock5.3%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Broken Bow, OKShreveport, LAUnited States
 Management, business, finance6.0%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock3.8%6.5%
 Community, social services0.3%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.7%1.2%
 Education, library3.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.3%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology3.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock4.7%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.5%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock6.3%5.4%
 Building maintenance12.8%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock3.3%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support17.6%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair13.7%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock11.8%13.1%
Reviews for Broken Bow    1 Reviews

Broken Bow is in the southeastern corner of OK in a heavily wooded area. There are many attributes in this small town. The Beaver's Bend State Park is gorgeous. Its  More

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Reviews for Shreveport    29 Reviews

The pace of its death is picking up. A place that should be moving forward is following the path of Rust belt cities that died. Downtown has potential, but the  More

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Over 5 years ago

I Love Driving By Shreveport, Buildings do look beautiful, it is truly a great city, my favorite thing is the people. What loses the last star is that I did not visit  More

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Over 6 years ago

Shreveport is dying a slow painful death. If you are thinking of relocating here; I would not advise it. Since moving back twenty years ago, I have watch the town  More

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