2025 Compare Cities Economy:
Gainesville, TX vs Dallas, PA

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- Household income in Dallas, is 63% more than it is in Gainesville and is 10% above the National Average.
- Gainesville unemployment rate is 6.7%.
- Dallas unemployment rate is 9.6%.
 Gainesville, TXDallas, PAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock9.6%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.8%1.6%
 Future Job Growth15.7%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock4.1%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$22,869  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$77,019$69,021
 Family Median Income$55,307  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Gainesville, TXDallas, PAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock13.2%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K6.3%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock4.0%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K11.8%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock9.7%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.3%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock7.5%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K9.2%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock17.4%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K3.4%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock8.3%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Gainesville, TXDallas, PAUnited States
 Management, business, finance6.6%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock2.1%6.5%
 Community, social services2.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.2%1.2%
 Education, library5.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock0.9%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology4.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock3.1%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement3.3%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock2.7%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.7%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock4.4%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support19.0%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair13.3%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock7.5%13.1%
Reviews for Gainesville    2 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

I have lived here for the last 52 years, and my parents and grandparents were also born here in Gainesville, Cooke county. I am very disheartened by the increase in  More

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Unemplyment for peoples of African descent seem to be way higher than the city average. Culturally the town is very segregated emotional and culturaly with limited  More

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Reviews for Dallas    1 Reviews

Love this town...been here my whole life. Close to Wilkes-Barre and Scranton, which are small cities with things to do, but not the most entertaining, cleanest, safest  More

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