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Denton, TX vs Murray, KY

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Highlights
- Household income in Murray, is 45% less than it is in Denton and is 92% below the National Average.
- Denton unemployment rate is 5.9%.
- Murray unemployment rate is 5.1%.
 Denton, TXMurray, KYUnited States
 Unemployment Rate5.9%5.1%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth3.3%1.0%1.6%
 Future Job Growth47.5%29.3%33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.3%6.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes0.0%5.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$32,224$20,638$37,638
 Household Income$65,168$35,966$69,021
 Family Median Income$89,339$61,655$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Denton, TXMurray, KYUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K10.4%21.9%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.8%4.7%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K8.4%15.9%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K9.7%10.7%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K7.4%9.5%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.1%6.2%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K9.6%6.8%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K13.5%10.7%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K15.7%7.9%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K8.2%3.5%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K6.4%2.2%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Denton, TXMurray, KYUnited States
 Management, business, finance15.6%12.0%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science6.6%3.0%6.5%
 Community, social services1.4%2.7%1.8%
 Legal0.3%0.0%1.2%
 Education, library10.0%8.5%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment2.4%2.3%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.3%4.1%6.2%
 Healthcare support3.2%2.0%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.6%1.3%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving8.0%9.5%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.4%2.8%3.6%
 Personal care3.1%9.9%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support21.9%23.8%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.2%0.7%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair6.2%5.4%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving10.6%11.9%13.1%
Reviews for Denton    12 Reviews

I've lived here since 2011. There are a lot of things I like about the city, but extreme growth has made it exhausting to live here. BIGGEST PROS: - Brand new  More

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We moved here from the midwest in 2014. After 4 years, we still love the area; however, it has grown so much and so fast that the traffic is such that we prefer to stay  More

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Over 11 years ago

an amazing city to study  More

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Reviews for Murray    11 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

This is a town with 18,000 people and 15 banks. I had the law called on me for sitting at the end of washed out road, essentially a dead end, eating my meal and  More

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Over 12 years ago

I lived in Illinois for twenty years and have not had as many problems as I have had in the past four months living here in murray. There are alot of hateful people that  More

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Ive lived in murry for 5 years. Originally from Southern California. People say there is nothing to do in Murray. Well, if your looking for someone to entertain you  More

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