2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Oakland, OR vs Houston, TX

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Highlights
- Household income in Houston, is 3% more than it is in Oakland and is 23% below the National Average.
- Oakland unemployment rate is 7.3%.
- Houston unemployment rate is 8.0%.
 Oakland, ORHouston, TXUnited States
 Unemployment Rate7.3%8.0%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth0.0%3.2%1.6%
 Future Job Growth37.0%30.9%33.5%
 Sales Taxes0.0%8.3%6.2%
 Income Taxes9.0%0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$24,188$35,578$37,638
 Household Income$54,352$56,019$69,021
 Family Median Income$58,750$63,946$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Oakland, ORHouston, TXUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K8.2%11.9%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K6.7%4.6%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K3.6%10.1%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K14.1%9.6%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K9.9%8.7%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K13.6%7.9%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K2.5%9.3%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K25.4%10.7%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K13.6%12.1%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K1.3%5.7%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K1.1%9.2%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Oakland, ORHouston, TXUnited States
 Management, business, finance15.8%15.7%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science1.6%7.1%6.5%
 Community, social services1.8%1.2%1.8%
 Legal0.0%1.6%1.2%
 Education, library3.0%5.4%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment3.9%1.7%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology3.4%5.1%6.2%
 Healthcare support5.2%2.8%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.9%1.8%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving8.6%5.9%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.9%5.1%3.6%
 Personal care2.0%2.3%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support22.0%19.6%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.0%0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair7.0%11.9%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving21.9%12.6%13.1%
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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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