2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Longview, WA vs McAllen, TX

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Highlights
- Household income in McAllen, is 1% less than it is in Longview and is 32% below the National Average.
- Longview unemployment rate is 7.2%.
- McAllen unemployment rate is 7.9%.
 Longview, WAMcAllen, TXUnited States
 Unemployment Rate7.2%7.9%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth0.7%2.1%1.6%
 Future Job Growth34.3%36.1%33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.1%8.3%6.2%
 Income Taxes0.0%0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$31,980$24,578$37,638
 Household Income$53,044$52,422$69,021
 Family Median Income$72,839$58,791$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Longview, WAMcAllen, TXUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K11.2%14.1%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K5.2%5.9%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K12.3%11.1%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K9.2%8.3%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K9.1%8.9%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.1%7.6%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K10.2%9.4%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K15.7%10.5%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K11.8%14.6%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K3.8%4.9%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K3.2%4.6%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Longview, WAMcAllen, TXUnited States
 Management, business, finance12.0%13.0%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science3.6%2.7%6.5%
 Community, social services2.1%1.9%1.8%
 Legal0.7%1.2%1.2%
 Education, library7.2%9.4%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment0.9%1.5%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.2%7.8%6.2%
 Healthcare support5.2%4.7%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement3.0%2.8%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving6.4%5.7%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.2%4.5%3.6%
 Personal care2.5%2.7%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support18.5%24.2%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.5%0.5%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair8.3%6.8%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving20.7%10.7%13.1%
Reviews for Longview    11 Reviews

Had to laugh at the reviews written by the liberal wackos from Portland. Longview is NOT Portland. If you want LGBTQ, defunded police, a weirdness factor of 15 on a  More

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I lived here since 2014. It started off bad, got worse with trumps crazy a**. If you manage all this, you might understand the "gold mine" Customer service is the  More

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Over 3 years ago

a town started as a white utopia, not much has changed! Racist, homophobic town! Mayor uses her religion in her job to discriminate against gays! Library budget cut  More

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Reviews for Mcallen    17 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

My wife and I are snowbirds from Iowa. We tried the McAllen area for a couple of seasons. We didn't like it, and have since opted for Mesa, AZ. Mesa ranked No. 8 in the  More

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On transfer here for two years now. Pros: Daytime traffic is pretty decent, when using Interstate 2. Home prices are cheaper, when compared to the national average.  More

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Over 10 years ago

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