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Seymour, IN vs La Porte, IN

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- Household income in La Porte, is 6% less than it is in Seymour and is 52% below the National Average.
- Seymour unemployment rate is 4.0%.
- La Porte unemployment rate is 6.7%.
 Seymour, INLa Porte, INUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock6.7%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-0.1%1.6%
 Future Job Growth37.3%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock4.2%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$25,412  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$45,277$69,021
 Family Median Income$60,873  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Seymour, INLa Porte, INUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock9.4%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K5.2%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock14.4%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K12.3%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock11.9%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.5%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock11.3%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K10.7%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock11.1%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K5.6%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock1.5%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Seymour, INLa Porte, INUnited States
 Management, business, finance10.3%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock2.8%6.5%
 Community, social services0.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.3%1.2%
 Education, library5.9%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.7%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology3.2%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock3.7%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.6%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock5.1%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.0%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock0.9%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support15.6%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock1.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair6.8%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock22.1%13.1%
Reviews for Seymour    9 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

I've been reading the reviews about Seymour. I was born in Seymour, spent half my child years there as well as other places about the country. I have either lived or  More

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Over 12 years ago

I have lived here for ten years and agree that Seymour, Indiana is a sophomoric community where outsiders are not welcome and the parents are worse bullies than the  More

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Over 12 years ago

the town is a beautiful place gorgeous in the fall summers are hot and lazy. not much of a spring anymore ...winters are very cold ice sleet rarely snows anymore  More

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Reviews for La Porte    5 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

La Porte is close to Chicago without all of the big city prices. Easy to visit several cities which a relatively  More

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You might not believe it, but being in the snow belt has unexpected benefits -- like spending the day at home when you planned to go to work but couldn't get out of the  More

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Some of the good things about La Porte. It has the La Porte County Symphony for music lovers, La Porte Little Theater for those who like plays, an art gallery with  More

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