2025 Compare Cities Economy:
Shreveport, LA vs Gatlinburg, TN

Change Cities
Highlights
- Household income in Gatlinburg, is 20% more than it is in Shreveport and is 37% below the National Average.
- Shreveport unemployment rate is 8.1%.
- Gatlinburg unemployment rate is 5.1%.
 Shreveport, LAGatlinburg, TNUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock5.1%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock2.0%1.6%
 Future Job Growth16.3%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes9.1%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$29,862  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$50,233$69,021
 Family Median Income$56,785  Unlock$85,028
 space
 Est. Households By Income
 Shreveport, LAGatlinburg, TNUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock9.8%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K7.7%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock18.0%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K10.8%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock9.1%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.4%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock9.0%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K9.3%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock12.6%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K4.5%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock2.3%9.5%
 space1
 Population By Occupation
 Shreveport, LAGatlinburg, TNUnited States
 Management, business, finance12.1%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock1.6%6.5%
 Community, social services2.2%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.0%1.2%
 Education, library6.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.2%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology9.2%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock0.9%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement3.5%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock15.4%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.4%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock7.1%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support21.2%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.5%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair7.4%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock14.0%13.1%
Reviews for Shreveport    29 Reviews

The pace of its death is picking up. A place that should be moving forward is following the path of Rust belt cities that died. Downtown has potential, but the  More

   |    Reply

Over 5 years ago

I Love Driving By Shreveport, Buildings do look beautiful, it is truly a great city, my favorite thing is the people. What loses the last star is that I did not visit  More

   |    Reply

Over 6 years ago

Shreveport is dying a slow painful death. If you are thinking of relocating here; I would not advise it. Since moving back twenty years ago, I have watch the town  More

   |    Reply

Start Your Review of Shreveport

Reviews for Gatlinburg    9 Reviews

Family friendly, three different streets that you could visit for shopping, and amusement parks. Spend less on your room because there is plenty to do  More

   |    Reply

Over 2 years ago

We moved to Gatlinburg from Hawaii and fill like we live in heaven, it’s so beautiful and friendly, I hope to live a long life  More

   |    Reply

Over 5 years ago

Gatlinburg is one of the best and most beautiful places I have ever lived in my 60 years of life  More

   |    Reply

Start Your Review of Gatlinburg


Premium Subscription
Includes Cost of Living compares for child care, utilities, transportation, health, taxes, housing for home owners vs renters, weather, insurance premiums and so much more.


The premier source for comprehensive city data for over 30 years.

© Best Places. All rights reserved.