2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Brownsville, TX vs Phoenix, AZ

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Highlights
- Household income in Phoenix, is 50% more than it is in Brownsville and is 6% below the National Average.
- Brownsville unemployment rate is 10.4%.
- Phoenix unemployment rate is 6.6%.
 Brownsville, TXPhoenix, AZUnited States
 Unemployment Rate10.4%6.6%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth1.2%3.3%1.6%
 Future Job Growth27.5%48.2%33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.3%8.6%6.2%
 Income Taxes0.0%3.4%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$18,207$33,718$37,638
 Household Income$43,174$64,927$69,021
 Family Median Income$50,127$75,683$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Brownsville, TXPhoenix, AZUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K18.5%8.4%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K7.4%3.5%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K10.4%8.3%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K10.4%8.9%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K7.8%9.2%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.2%8.0%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K10.9%10.1%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K10.7%13.5%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K10.6%15.3%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K4.1%6.8%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K1.8%8.0%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Brownsville, TXPhoenix, AZUnited States
 Management, business, finance9.3%16.2%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science1.5%6.2%6.5%
 Community, social services2.3%1.6%1.8%
 Legal0.7%1.2%1.2%
 Education, library10.3%4.4%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment1.0%2.1%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology4.5%5.5%6.2%
 Healthcare support8.1%3.0%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement3.5%1.7%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving5.8%5.6%5.4%
 Building maintenance5.6%5.2%3.6%
 Personal care3.4%2.4%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support21.8%22.9%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.4%0.3%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair9.5%9.6%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving12.4%12.2%13.1%
Reviews for Brownsville    8 Reviews

Brownsville, TX- Well, I’ve lived here about 5 years now and it’s pretty different. If you speak Spanish you stand a better chance of success. It’s REALLY culturally  More

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ignore all comments. There 1 teacher and 30 students per class or 28. I have not run into any drugs or drug addicts in my life. I would suggest stick to good  More

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Reviews for Phoenix    449 Reviews

As someone that has worked in Phoenix for close to 20 years now. There is great areas to eat at, great opportunities for premium small businesses to set up shop and even  More

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Phoenix is a city of potential and definitely has a bad reputation that is not completely deserved all throughout the city itself. There is tons of things to do, places  More

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Phoenix has tons of the best places to shop and eat at bar none due to it being the big city. Downtown is definitely underrated. There also is some nice new developments  More

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