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Colorado City, TX vs Lufkin, TX

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- Household income in Lufkin, is 14% more than it is in Colorado City and is 39% below the National Average.
- Colorado City unemployment rate is 8.8%.
- Lufkin unemployment rate is 8.2%.
 Colorado City, TXLufkin, TXUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock8.2%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-0.8%1.6%
 Future Job Growth2.5%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$21,346  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$49,601$69,021
 Family Median Income$80,469  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Colorado City, TXLufkin, TXUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock13.1%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K5.1%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock14.8%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K1.5%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock8.8%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K11.9%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock11.1%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K12.9%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock8.9%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K6.6%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock3.5%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Colorado City, TXLufkin, TXUnited States
 Management, business, finance7.8%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock4.3%6.5%
 Community, social services1.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.5%1.2%
 Education, library3.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.1%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology1.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock3.7%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement9.2%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock8.6%5.4%
 Building maintenance11.9%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.5%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support31.6%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair16.5%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock17.1%13.1%
Reviews for Colorado City    2 Reviews

In the short time I was there, I found the people to just be hicks and there is really nothing to do except go to the river. The hotels I stayed at were filthy, good  More

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Over 19 years ago

It's too hot and there's no  More

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Reviews for Lufkin    3 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

Lufkin is a nice town with many ammenities for the size. It is a great area to raise a  More

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Over 17 years ago

We have a city that is a sleeper for quality of living. You can be any place in five minutes and we have all the major restuarants...We have a golf course that has been  More

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We live in Lufkin Tx. well just alittle out of lufkin in HUDSON. I love it here. Lots of new job opp. and the city of Lufkin is about 3miles away and is getting bigger  More

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