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Lander, WY vs Houston, TX

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Highlights
- Household income in Houston, is 14% less than it is in Lander and is 23% below the National Average.
- Lander unemployment rate is 6.2%.
- Houston unemployment rate is 8.0%.

Economy
 Lander, WYHouston, TXUnited States
 Unemployment Rate6.2%8.0%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth-2.4%3.2%1.6%
 Future Job Growth9.1%30.9%33.5%
 Sales Taxes5.0%8.3%6.2%
 Income Taxes0.0%0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$31,175$35,578$37,638
 Household Income$65,014$56,019$69,021
 Family Median Income$83,938$63,946$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Lander, WYHouston, TXUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K8.7%11.9%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K4.2%4.6%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K5.1%10.1%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K11.5%9.6%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K10.1%8.7%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.7%7.9%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K10.2%9.3%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K18.7%10.7%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K15.4%12.1%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K4.2%5.7%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K4.3%9.2%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Lander, WYHouston, TXUnited States
 Management, business, finance7.6%15.7%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science3.5%7.1%6.5%
 Community, social services6.5%1.2%1.8%
 Legal0.8%1.6%1.2%
 Education, library9.8%5.4%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment4.3%1.7%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology8.0%5.1%6.2%
 Healthcare support4.4%2.8%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement5.5%1.8%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving9.7%5.9%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.6%5.1%3.6%
 Personal care6.3%2.3%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support11.0%19.6%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry1.9%0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair11.1%11.9%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving7.2%12.6%13.1%

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Reviews for Lander    10 Reviews

I lived in Florida for 21 years and decided to get a life and moved to Lander, Wyoming. For me, this place is exactly what I’d been wanting. I don’t like the crowds and  More

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Over 3 years ago

Lander, WY, is noisy. First responder agencies in town run sirens on almost every call. Multiple tornado sirens around town are used to notify firefighters of fire  More

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Have lived and worked full time here for past 3.5 yrs, in WY for 18. It is a beautiful area to visit for outdoor recreation--hiking, climbing, mtn biking, xc skiing,  More

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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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82520
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77449, 77084, 77429, 77379, 77036, 77433, 77095, 77072, 77077, 77088, 100 total

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