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Hillsboro, TX vs Gatesville, TX

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Highlights
- Household income in Gatesville, is 2% less than it is in Hillsboro and is 45% below the National Average.
- Hillsboro unemployment rate is 6.5%.
- Gatesville unemployment rate is 7.1%.
 Hillsboro, TXGatesville, TXUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock7.1%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.9%1.6%
 Future Job Growth38.1%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$23,252  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$47,480$69,021
 Family Median Income$58,048  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Hillsboro, TXGatesville, TXUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock11.7%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K7.6%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock11.1%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K11.0%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock9.3%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K5.9%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock9.0%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K16.5%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock10.9%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K1.7%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock2.2%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Hillsboro, TXGatesville, TXUnited States
 Management, business, finance11.6%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock2.1%6.5%
 Community, social services1.3%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.6%1.2%
 Education, library2.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.5%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology1.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock1.4%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.7%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock3.0%5.4%
 Building maintenance5.9%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock1.0%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support20.0%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.9%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair15.6%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock17.0%13.1%
Reviews for Hillsboro    1 Reviews

Incredible Rural City in Texas, with access to Dallas Fort Worth and Waco, but without the stressful traffic. Great people, schools, economy and community events and  More

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Reviews for Gatesville    3 Reviews

Gatesville is a quiet, quaint town that fell off a Norman Rockwell painting at first glance but look harder and the scene is a bit different. The homes are dreadfully  More

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Over 14 years ago

I just got back from visiting Missouri for 4 days. Anyone moving in needs to know about the weather here at night it got down to the low 90's mid80's and into the 100s  More

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Over 19 years ago

We enjoy the honesty and friendliness of the  More

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