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Decatur, TX vs Ada, OK

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- Household income in Ada, is 32% less than it is in Decatur and is 54% below the National Average.
- Decatur unemployment rate is 6.1%.
- Ada unemployment rate is 3.8%.
 Decatur, TXAda, OKUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock3.8%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-0.5%1.6%
 Future Job Growth40.0%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$38,428  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$44,721$69,021
 Family Median Income$80,054  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Decatur, TXAda, OKUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock13.7%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.6%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock15.7%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K11.8%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock9.0%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K14.8%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock8.8%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K2.1%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock10.2%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K15.2%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock2.3%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Decatur, TXAda, OKUnited States
 Management, business, finance15.6%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock3.5%6.5%
 Community, social services0.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.8%1.2%
 Education, library3.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.0%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology13.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock6.4%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.3%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock5.4%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.1%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.7%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support21.6%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair8.7%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock11.9%13.1%
Reviews for Decatur    2 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Very clannish and closed  More

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I live for 15 years in Decatur and then moved to Florida 6 years ago. I hate Florida and desperately miss the friendly, gentle people in Decatur. It is very quiet with  More

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Reviews for Ada    4 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

Ada, Oklahoma is probably the best place to live in USA.I have lived here all of my life and would not move for anything.It is a close knit community where people  More

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Over 16 years ago

gang members? Where are you originally from? I'm from California, and used to live 20 minutes from East L.A. Are you sure you know what the meaning of Gang Member is? I  More

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The school system is below average in my opinion, the students all seem to come from bad ad neglected homes. There is higher crime than thought and my neighborhood is  More

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