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Ruston, LA vs McKinney, TX

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- Household income in McKinney, is 208% more than it is in Ruston and is 35% above the National Average.
- Ruston unemployment rate is 4.7%.
- McKinney unemployment rate is 6.0%.
 Ruston, LAMcKinney, TXUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock6.0%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock3.3%1.6%
 Future Job Growth34.8%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes10.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$20,874  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$106,437$69,021
 Family Median Income$50,736  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Ruston, LAMcKinney, TXUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock4.6%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K10.2%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock4.5%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K10.1%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock5.3%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.6%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock7.6%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K10.7%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock20.4%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K3.7%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock17.5%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Ruston, LAMcKinney, TXUnited States
 Management, business, finance10.6%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock10.8%6.5%
 Community, social services5.2%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.0%1.2%
 Education, library8.1%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.2%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology4.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock1.6%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.1%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock4.6%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.4%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.4%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support19.2%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair3.5%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock7.5%13.1%
Reviews for Ruston    2 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Back stabbing little town you want get anywhere with out knowing people or have  More

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Very difficult to find a job here if you’re not hired by the university. When my husband got a job with the university, I didn’t think it would be so difficult for me  More

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Reviews for Mckinney    19 Reviews

Amir · 
Over 4 years ago

Very charming town. This city has been extremely discipline and not trying to keep up with neighboring cities to bring big name outsiders and because of it has tons of  More

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We've lived in McKinney for 8 years. We left California because we knew where it was headed and thankfully ended up in McKinney. We have seen it grow tremendously. We  More

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I have only spent a few days in Mckinney and surrounding area such as Plano prosper Lucas Frisco and down town Dallas. The reason I and my family visited from New York  More

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