2024 Compare Cities Economy:
McKinney, TX vs Altoona, PA

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Highlights
- Household income in Altoona, is 57% less than it is in McKinney and is 50% below the National Average.
- McKinney unemployment rate is 6.0%.
- Altoona unemployment rate is 8.1%.
 McKinney, TXAltoona, PAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate6.0%8.1%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth3.3%-0.2%1.6%
 Future Job Growth54.8%18.8%33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.3%6.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes0.0%4.3%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$46,671$26,663$37,638
 Household Income$106,437$46,010$69,021
 Family Median Income$119,777$60,924$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 McKinney, TXAltoona, PAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K4.6%16.3%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.4%7.5%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K4.5%9.8%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K5.8%10.6%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K5.3%9.6%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K4.6%7.1%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K7.6%11.8%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K12.6%9.7%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K20.4%12.2%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K14.5%3.2%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K17.5%2.3%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 McKinney, TXAltoona, PAUnited States
 Management, business, finance26.1%12.1%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science10.8%3.2%6.5%
 Community, social services1.5%2.7%1.8%
 Legal1.0%0.5%1.2%
 Education, library7.3%4.6%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment2.2%0.8%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.7%7.7%6.2%
 Healthcare support1.6%5.2%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.5%3.1%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving4.6%8.0%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.1%4.4%3.6%
 Personal care2.4%1.8%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support21.0%24.2%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.2%0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair4.7%8.3%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving7.5%13.4%13.1%
Reviews for Mckinney    19 Reviews

Amir · 
Over 2 years ago

Very charming town. This city has been extremely discipline and not trying to keep up with neighboring cities to bring big name outsiders and because of it has tons of  More

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We've lived in McKinney for 8 years. We left California because we knew where it was headed and thankfully ended up in McKinney. We have seen it grow tremendously. We  More

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I have only spent a few days in Mckinney and surrounding area such as Plano prosper Lucas Frisco and down town Dallas. The reason I and my family visited from New York  More

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Reviews for Altoona    11 Reviews

Sun rises and sets over 2000+ ft. mountains, which does seem to shorten your summer days. It gets hot and humid in the summer, with not a lot of wind or airflow,  More

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Over 4 years ago

Though the climate in Altoona is cold in the Winter, it does often get less snow than Western Pennsylvania because of the Allegheny Front mountain range just to the west  More

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I grew up in Hollidaysburg near Altoona. The city has had its ups and downs throughout the years but all in all I think that central PA has the most beautiful scenery  More

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