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Houston, TX vs White Plains, NY

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Highlights
- Household income in White Plains, is 87% more than it is in Houston and is 34% above the National Average.
- Houston unemployment rate is 8.0%.
- White Plains unemployment rate is 4.9%.

Economy
 Houston, TXWhite Plains, NYUnited States
 Unemployment Rate8.0%4.9%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth3.2%0.7%1.6%
 Future Job Growth30.9%27.0%33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.3%8.4%6.2%
 Income Taxes0.0%6.2%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$35,578$60,740$37,638
 Household Income$56,019$104,849$69,021
 Family Median Income$63,946$132,294$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Houston, TXWhite Plains, NYUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K11.9%6.8%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K4.6%2.8%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K10.1%7.0%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K9.6%4.9%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K8.7%5.2%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.9%5.5%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K9.3%5.8%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K10.7%10.7%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K12.1%17.4%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K5.7%11.7%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K9.2%22.1%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Houston, TXWhite Plains, NYUnited States
 Management, business, finance15.7%21.2%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science7.1%6.1%6.5%
 Community, social services1.2%1.7%1.8%
 Legal1.6%4.3%1.2%
 Education, library5.4%8.1%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment1.7%2.8%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.1%7.2%6.2%
 Healthcare support2.8%2.5%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.8%2.4%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving5.9%3.8%5.4%
 Building maintenance5.1%6.2%3.6%
 Personal care2.3%3.9%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support19.6%17.6%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.1%0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair11.9%7.7%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving12.6%4.5%13.1%

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Reviews for Houston    371 Reviews

Over 2 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 2 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 2 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 White Plains    8 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

The city does a very good job promoting youth sports. They recently upgraded a number of sporting venues including the high school & middle school football fields &  More

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Over 16 years ago

I love living in White Plains there are many activities,reataurants and it's close to New York City.The only draw back to me is the occasional heavy and unpredictable  More

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Over 16 years ago

It's a fantastic place to live and I wish I didn't have to move, but now that I'm looking to buy my first home outside my parents house (which was bought for 122,000  More

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ZIPS IN HOUSTON, TEXAS
77449, 77084, 77429, 77379, 77036, 77433, 77095, 77072, 77077, 77088, 100 total
ZIPS IN WHITE PLAINS, NEW YORK
10605 10606 10601 10604

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