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Houston, TX vs Washington, DC

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- Household income in Washington, is 67% more than it is in Houston and is 26% above the National Average.
- Houston unemployment rate is 8.0%.
- Washington unemployment rate is 7.0%.
 Houston, TXWashington, DCUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock7.0%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.8%1.6%
 Future Job Growth30.9%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock6.5%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$35,578  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$93,547$69,021
 Family Median Income$63,946  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Houston, TXWashington, DCUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock11.9%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K4.6%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock4.7%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K9.6%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock4.7%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.9%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock7.1%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K10.7%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock15.9%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K5.7%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock21.1%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Houston, TXWashington, DCUnited States
 Management, business, finance15.7%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock12.4%6.5%
 Community, social services1.2%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock8.2%1.2%
 Education, library5.4%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock5.8%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.1%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock1.4%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.8%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock4.3%5.4%
 Building maintenance5.1%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.3%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support19.6%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair11.9%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock3.5%13.1%
Reviews for Houston    371 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I moved to Houston from the San Francisco Bay area in 1991 after college but I have always had family here. Houston is not what you think of when you think of Texas  More

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Over 3 years ago

There's definitely lots of jobs/economic opportunity. It's quite racially diverse if that's your thing. Houston has awful urban sprawl. Expect awful traffic. Hot as hell  More

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Over 3 years ago

There's definitely lots of jobs/economic opportunity. It's quite racially diverse if that's your thing. Houston has awful urban sprawl. Expect awful traffic. Hot as hell  More

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Reviews for Washington    97 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Living in DC long term brings on a kind of insidious misery. A long, slow, simmering down of any natural optimism or desire for a better future. It’s a leach of a town  More

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Over 5 years ago

Parts are beautiful but alot is rundown and ghetto. They always show the monuments and upper nw neighborhoods but never show hoods across the Anacostia River. Crime is  More

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Moved to DC 40 years ago from Mpls-St. Paul. DC is an amazing town. Downside is people are very competitive, everything is expensive. Great restaurants, foodie heaven  More

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