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Parker, TX vs Mount Pleasant, TX

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Highlights
- Household income in Mount Pleasant, is 73% less than it is in Parker and is 45% below the National Average.
- Parker unemployment rate is 5.6%.
- Mount Pleasant unemployment rate is 6.4%.
 Parker, TXMount Pleasant, TXUnited States
 Unemployment Rate5.6%6.4%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth3.3%1.0%1.6%
 Future Job Growth48.6%29.1%33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.3%6.8%6.2%
 Income Taxes0.0%0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$58,672$20,352$37,638
 Household Income$177,413$47,599$69,021
 Family Median Income$183,229$60,517$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Parker, TXMount Pleasant, TXUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K0.0%12.9%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K0.0%3.6%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K6.5%17.2%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K0.0%10.7%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K2.1%8.0%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K3.8%7.6%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K2.0%14.0%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K7.9%10.6%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K14.3%11.0%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K22.4%2.4%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K41.1%2.2%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Parker, TXMount Pleasant, TXUnited States
 Management, business, finance31.8%6.2%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science12.5%2.3%6.5%
 Community, social services1.1%1.8%1.8%
 Legal0.4%0.2%1.2%
 Education, library10.2%4.2%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment1.4%0.5%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology11.1%1.8%6.2%
 Healthcare support0.0%4.6%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.3%2.6%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving2.9%5.9%5.4%
 Building maintenance8.9%6.7%3.6%
 Personal care0.4%2.5%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support12.8%21.3%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.0%0.6%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair3.7%6.6%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving2.6%32.1%13.1%
Reviews for Parker    1 Reviews

I love living in Parker, Texas. The city staff, council and volunteers are wonderful. This is a community that really cares about what their constituants have to say. I  More

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Reviews for Mount Pleasant    2 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

Mt Pleasant is a small town in the middle of "east" Texas. 50 miles from Texarkana, 90 miles from down down Dallas, and 45 miles from Longview and Tyler. The life here  More

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Over 17 years ago

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