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Shreveport, LA vs Hattiesburg, MS

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Highlights
- Household income in Hattiesburg, is 8% less than it is in Shreveport and is 80% below the National Average.
- Shreveport unemployment rate is 8.1%.
- Hattiesburg unemployment rate is 6.3%.
 Shreveport, LAHattiesburg, MSUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock6.3%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.2%1.6%
 Future Job Growth16.3%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes9.1%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$29,862  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$38,293$69,021
 Family Median Income$56,785  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Shreveport, LAHattiesburg, MSUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock20.1%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K7.7%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock13.8%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K10.8%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock9.9%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.4%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock6.5%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K9.3%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock7.7%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K4.5%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock2.9%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Shreveport, LAHattiesburg, MSUnited States
 Management, business, finance12.1%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock3.2%6.5%
 Community, social services2.2%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.3%1.2%
 Education, library6.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.7%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology9.2%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock2.8%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement3.5%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock10.6%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.4%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock4.0%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support21.2%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair7.4%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock12.7%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

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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

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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

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Reviews for Hattiesburg    10 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

Hattiesburg is generally a pleasant city to live in and raise a family, and is a convenient for several weekend destinations, but I'm seriously contemplating a move.  More

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Hattiesburg experiences virtually all of the extremes in weather. The summers are hot and humid. Fall is still pretty nasty, except for the latter part of September.  More

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I grew up in Hattiesburg but have lived in many US & Int'l cities. There is an oddity about Hattiesburg. Many of the average citizens behave cliquishly, live beyond  More

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