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Caldwell, TX vs Lockhart, TX

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- Household income in Lockhart, is 20% more than it is in Caldwell and is 7% below the National Average.
- Caldwell unemployment rate is 6.5%.
- Lockhart unemployment rate is 6.0%.
 Caldwell, TXLockhart, TXUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock6.0%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock3.4%1.6%
 Future Job Growth38.4%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$29,272  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$64,633$69,021
 Family Median Income$77,826  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Caldwell, TXLockhart, TXUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock9.7%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K6.5%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock12.2%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K8.8%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock7.8%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K10.0%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock15.0%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K16.9%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock15.6%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K5.9%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock3.4%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Caldwell, TXLockhart, TXUnited States
 Management, business, finance9.4%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock4.6%6.5%
 Community, social services1.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.7%1.2%
 Education, library9.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.5%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology4.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock1.5%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.6%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock4.3%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.5%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.0%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support21.4%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair15.6%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock11.1%13.1%
Reviews for Caldwell    4 Reviews

Over 14 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 16 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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Reviews for Lockhart    2 Reviews

Lockhart's cost of living is better than Austin in several ways. While Austin is only a short 30 minute drive and the traffic there is unbearable, Lockhart has typical  More

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Over 16 years ago

a nice little town, we moved here from calif and we love it. my husband works in austin its a very easy commute on the toll way. its a pretty historic town with lots of  More

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