2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Oak Park, MI vs Dallas, TX

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Highlights
- Household income in Dallas, is 1% less than it is in Oak Park and is 19% below the National Average.
- Oak Park unemployment rate is 5.9%.
- Dallas unemployment rate is 7.4%.
 Oak Park, MIDallas, TXUnited States
 Unemployment Rate5.9%7.4%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth0.3%3.3%1.6%
 Future Job Growth33.7%45.1%33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.0%8.3%6.2%
 Income Taxes4.3%0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$32,423$37,719$37,638
 Household Income$58,700$58,231$69,021
 Family Median Income$72,115$65,474$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Oak Park, MIDallas, TXUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K8.5%11.3%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K6.0%3.8%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K9.6%9.4%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K9.6%9.6%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K8.2%9.1%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.7%8.0%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K9.2%10.4%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K15.6%11.3%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K17.2%12.1%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K2.8%5.5%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K4.6%9.3%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Oak Park, MIDallas, TXUnited States
 Management, business, finance18.8%17.7%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science8.6%5.7%6.5%
 Community, social services1.6%1.3%1.8%
 Legal1.8%1.8%1.2%
 Education, library6.4%4.5%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment2.8%2.4%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology4.9%4.8%6.2%
 Healthcare support3.3%2.8%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.2%1.4%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving5.0%5.6%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.6%4.5%3.6%
 Personal care1.8%2.2%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support23.4%20.9%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.6%0.2%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair2.7%11.4%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving15.4%13.0%13.1%
Reviews for Oak Park    5 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I've lived in Oak Park for 5 years and have dreamt of escape since year one. This town is an absolute s**thole and the current aims at gentrification are failing. They  More

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Over 16 years ago

Every day I think about living somewhere  More

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Over 17 years ago

I was raised in Oak Park, Michigan and the quality of life there was pretty good. Had a nice park, ice skating rink, public swimming pool,  More

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Reviews for Dallas    228 Reviews

I seldom review anything but I was inspired by reading the other Dallas reviews to add my two cents. I’ve been here since 2015 and we hope to leave when we can get jobs  More

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I have lived in Dallas, as well as areas around the Dallas Metroplex, for over 20 years. With that said, what I have seen in that time, has not been overly pleasing; and  More

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There is only one thing I found to be relatively good in this city: upscale restaurants. The food is tasty but only in upscale restaurants, I am vegan, and still found  More

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