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Edinburg, TX vs Katy, TX

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Highlights
- Household income in Katy, is 118% more than it is in Edinburg and is 40% above the National Average.
- Edinburg unemployment rate is 7.7%.
- Katy unemployment rate is 8.0%.

Economy
 Edinburg, TXKaty, TXUnited States
 Unemployment Rate7.7%8.0%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth2.1%3.2%1.6%
 Future Job Growth41.0%32.3%33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.3%8.3%6.2%
 Income Taxes0.0%0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$23,225$44,090$37,638
 Household Income$52,773$115,250$69,021
 Family Median Income$60,063$128,381$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Edinburg, TXKaty, TXUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K14.6%3.0%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K6.9%4.5%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K9.3%2.0%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K10.0%6.6%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K7.9%5.2%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.1%3.7%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K8.4%9.6%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K10.8%11.4%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K17.3%19.4%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K4.1%17.8%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K3.8%16.9%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Edinburg, TXKaty, TXUnited States
 Management, business, finance11.3%26.3%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science2.5%7.1%6.5%
 Community, social services2.4%0.8%1.8%
 Legal0.6%1.2%1.2%
 Education, library11.0%7.7%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment1.4%0.4%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.4%6.5%6.2%
 Healthcare support4.4%0.8%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement4.4%2.6%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving6.0%5.4%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.7%3.2%3.6%
 Personal care1.2%1.7%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support24.1%19.9%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.4%1.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair9.2%8.1%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving9.9%7.2%13.1%

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Reviews for Edinburg    5 Reviews

I've lived here for the majority of my life and the only good thing about this place is the low cost of living. This is where people come to rot, it's extremely  More

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Over 5 years ago

I'll try to start this out by saying something nice. Edinburg has a very low cost of living. Also, it is centered around UTRGV, a 4-year university with some of the  More

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Edinburg it's a great place to live  More

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Reviews for Katy    24 Reviews

Katy is so nice. It is spread out in the typical Houston way, but I really enjoyed all of the Asian restaurants, shopping, and churches. Great place to raise a family.  More

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Over 3 years ago

Lived here my entire life, Great  More

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My kids has been it this school since it opened. It was great at first until they kept changing hands in principle. They had great plans but never get carried out. The  More

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ZIPS IN EDINBURG, TEXAS
78542 78541 78539
ZIPS IN KATY, TEXAS
77493

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