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Katy, TX vs Vidor, TX

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- Household income in Vidor, is 54% less than it is in Katy and is 30% below the National Average.
- Katy unemployment rate is 8.0%.
- Vidor unemployment rate is 10.1%.
 Katy, TXVidor, TXUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock10.1%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.0%1.6%
 Future Job Growth32.3%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$44,090  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$53,091$69,021
 Family Median Income$128,381  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Katy, TXVidor, TXUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock8.6%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K4.5%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock11.7%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K6.6%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock8.6%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K3.7%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock11.0%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K11.4%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock14.0%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K17.8%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock3.2%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Katy, TXVidor, TXUnited States
 Management, business, finance26.3%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock3.9%6.5%
 Community, social services0.8%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.0%1.2%
 Education, library7.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock0.8%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock4.4%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.6%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock4.4%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.2%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock0.9%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support19.9%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair8.1%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock11.4%13.1%
Reviews for Katy    24 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

Katy is so nice. It is spread out in the typical Houston way, but I really enjoyed all of the Asian restaurants, shopping, and churches. Great place to raise a family.  More

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Over 4 years ago

Lived here my entire life, Great  More

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My kids has been it this school since it opened. It was great at first until they kept changing hands in principle. They had great plans but never get carried out. The  More

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Reviews for Vidor    5 Reviews

As a Vidor native i grew up here and was able to see first thing the good and bad of the community. As an adult who moved away for several years and came back I can see  More

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Over 8 years ago

Trash and debris everywhere. Uneducated people and even dangerous. I was "mean mugged" while trying to eat a salad. Quite disturbing. I got the impression of a wanna be  More

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Over 16 years ago

Lived in Vidor for 13 years. Moved here from Orlando. Talk about culture shock! WOW. Although most of the people are nice, polite, and helpful the town has this  More

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