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Fort Wayne, IN vs Austin, TX

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Highlights
- Household income in Austin, is 46% more than it is in Fort Wayne and is 13% above the National Average.
- Fort Wayne unemployment rate is 5.1%.
- Austin unemployment rate is 5.1%.

Economy
 Fort Wayne, INAustin, TXUnited States
 Unemployment Rate5.1%5.1%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth2.7%3.5%1.6%
 Future Job Growth38.6%47.0%33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.0%8.3%6.2%
 Income Taxes4.7%0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$29,268$48,550$37,638
 Household Income$53,978$78,965$69,021
 Family Median Income$67,090$104,153$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Fort Wayne, INAustin, TXUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K10.4%8.3%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K4.8%2.6%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K10.9%6.1%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K10.3%6.8%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K10.0%7.1%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.7%7.5%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K11.1%9.3%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K13.2%12.6%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K13.1%17.7%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K4.0%9.4%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K3.5%12.7%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Fort Wayne, INAustin, TXUnited States
 Management, business, finance12.4%21.9%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science4.7%13.1%6.5%
 Community, social services2.3%1.5%1.8%
 Legal0.7%2.1%1.2%
 Education, library5.4%6.6%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment1.7%4.3%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.7%4.6%6.2%
 Healthcare support3.4%1.7%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.2%1.0%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving6.7%5.6%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.9%2.9%3.6%
 Personal care2.4%2.5%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support21.6%19.1%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.1%0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair6.5%6.1%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving21.3%7.0%13.1%

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Reviews for Fort Wayne    43 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

Fort Wayne is what America used to be. Hardworking, unpretentious, welcoming. There are problems, like anywhere, including crime on the east side, but nothing like  More

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Over 5 years ago

Moved here from Buffalo, NY. Ft Wayne is a big city with lots of greenery and things to do. It is not congested and cost of living is cheap. One complain-drivers with  More

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I lived in Fort Wayne from 1962 until 1988 then moved north. Fort Wayne was a nice city at one time. It's sad to say, but today, it's become to highly populated with  More

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Reviews for Austin    449 Reviews

This Year

Good place to visit.  More

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Austin is too expensive. Let's get that out of the way. Other than that it is a fun city. Ladybird Lake makes the city, imo. The ability to stand up paddle, kayak, walk  More

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The city continues to grow quickly, which a lot of people don't like. I get it, you fall in love with a city, and it's growing so fast that you don't recognize the same  More

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ZIPS IN FORT WAYNE, INDIANA
46825, 46804, 46815, 46806, 46805, 46818, 46808, 46816, 46807, 46802, 11 total
ZIPS IN AUSTIN, TEXAS
78745, 78753, 78741, 78748, 78744, 78704, 78758, 78759, 78749, 78723, 40 total

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