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Fort Stockton, TX vs Dumas, TX

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- Household income in Dumas, is 7% more than it is in Fort Stockton and is 17% below the National Average.
- Fort Stockton unemployment rate is 8.3%.
- Dumas unemployment rate is 4.4%.
 Fort Stockton, TXDumas, TXUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock4.4%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-2.2%1.6%
 Future Job Growth20.3%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$27,278  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$58,810$69,021
 Family Median Income$61,269  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Fort Stockton, TXDumas, TXUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock5.6%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K4.6%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock5.7%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K13.1%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock11.2%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K5.8%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock6.3%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K11.7%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock18.7%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K3.7%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock2.2%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Fort Stockton, TXDumas, TXUnited States
 Management, business, finance5.9%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock3.7%6.5%
 Community, social services1.3%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.7%1.2%
 Education, library5.2%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock0.1%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology2.1%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock2.3%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement5.1%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock7.3%5.4%
 Building maintenance6.7%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock1.4%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support23.2%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock5.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair25.1%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock29.0%13.1%
Reviews for Fort Stockton    1 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

Fort Stockton is a glorified truck stop in the middle of nowhere. The biggest thing there is Walmart and the best restaurant is the IHOP.  More

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Reviews for Dumas    2 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

Lived here most of my life. It is, as another reviewer stated, unfortunately run by the large hispanic population. That in itself would not be bad at all because they  More

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Over 18 years ago

Dumas is a sleepy little town in the Texas Panhandle. Cost of living is low but so is quality of living. The town is dominated by the Hispanic population, many are  More

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