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Paradise, TX vs Bedford, TX

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- Household income in Bedford, is 36% more than it is in Paradise and is 10% above the National Average.
- Paradise unemployment rate is 6.1%.
- Bedford unemployment rate is 6.7%.
 Paradise, TXBedford, TXUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock6.7%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock2.7%1.6%
 Future Job Growth40.0%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$23,478  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$76,409$69,021
 Family Median Income$65,208  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Paradise, TXBedford, TXUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock4.9%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K4.4%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock6.6%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K4.4%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock8.8%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.2%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock11.0%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K6.0%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock20.6%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K2.2%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock6.4%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Paradise, TXBedford, TXUnited States
 Management, business, finance4.7%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock7.7%6.5%
 Community, social services0.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.1%1.2%
 Education, library5.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.4%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology4.2%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock1.3%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement3.2%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock6.2%5.4%
 Building maintenance7.9%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.1%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support25.8%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair20.0%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock9.4%13.1%
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I am originally from Maryland, but spent over 25 years in El Paso,Texas. I had the misfortune of having to live in Houston for about 4 years back in the later 70's, and  More

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I've lived in Bedford for over twenty years. It's the perfect suburb to the DFW metroplex - almost in the middle, low crime, and friendly residents. Neighbors still wave  More

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