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Oil City, PA vs Big Spring, TX

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- Household income in Big Spring, is 33% more than it is in Oil City and is 17% below the National Average.
- Oil City unemployment rate is 8.1%.
- Big Spring unemployment rate is 8.3%.
 Oil City, PABig Spring, TXUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock8.3%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock2.3%1.6%
 Future Job Growth9.5%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$25,988  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$58,966$69,021
 Family Median Income$57,865  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Oil City, PABig Spring, TXUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock13.0%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K5.5%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock11.5%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K10.4%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock6.8%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K10.6%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock14.3%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K8.9%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock13.3%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K3.2%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock3.0%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Oil City, PABig Spring, TXUnited States
 Management, business, finance9.0%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock2.0%6.5%
 Community, social services3.9%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.6%1.2%
 Education, library6.1%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.4%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock4.6%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement4.0%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock7.7%5.4%
 Building maintenance5.6%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.1%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support15.6%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair6.1%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock14.1%13.1%
Reviews for Oil City    6 Reviews

This city is disgusting Watch Netflix cold case files- first episode first season. An 11 year old girl raped by 3 town residents who everyone knew - two brothers went  More

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There are no jobs here, the school system is terrible, the town is only getting deader, and even if you came to retire, the winters are long and harsh, the hospitals are  More

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Over 9 years ago

Oil City is full of wonderful history. Unfortunately that hay day is long gone. Still, it is a nice little town. Like anyplace where people live you have some crime but  More

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Reviews for Big Spring    4 Reviews

I lived in Big Spring for a few years.i loved it.Being from the East it was an adventure. Cactus,roadrunners,rodeos,rattlesnake roundup.cattle,possum kingdom lake.I  More

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Over 8 years ago

We picked Big Spring over Midland because of the rolling hills and nature. True there isn't a lot to do here except hike or run the mountain. There is a small movie  More

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Over 16 years ago

One of the worse places to live in the United States. Ranks in the top 17 Texas cities with the highest property taxes. Ranks at the extreme low end of education  More

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