2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Shreveport, LA vs Lake Mary, FL

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Highlights
- Household income in Lake Mary, is 127% more than it is in Shreveport and is 27% above the National Average.
- Shreveport unemployment rate is 8.1%.
- Lake Mary unemployment rate is 4.7%.
 Shreveport, LALake Mary, FLUnited States
 Unemployment Rate8.1%4.7%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth0.3%4.0%1.6%
 Future Job Growth16.3%48.5%33.5%
 Sales Taxes9.1%7.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes6.0%0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$29,862$52,025$37,638
 Household Income$41,782$94,770$69,021
 Family Median Income$56,785$117,125$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Shreveport, LALake Mary, FLUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K17.6%2.8%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K7.7%2.8%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K11.8%3.6%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K10.8%9.6%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K8.6%5.4%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.4%5.3%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K7.9%7.8%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K9.3%14.6%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K10.1%17.9%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K4.5%12.6%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K5.3%17.5%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Shreveport, LALake Mary, FLUnited States
 Management, business, finance12.1%24.8%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science3.8%11.3%6.5%
 Community, social services2.2%0.9%1.8%
 Legal1.7%0.6%1.2%
 Education, library6.8%3.4%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment1.3%2.7%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology9.2%8.6%6.2%
 Healthcare support4.7%1.6%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement3.5%0.7%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving6.3%5.0%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.4%2.3%3.6%
 Personal care3.3%2.8%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support21.2%25.4%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.2%0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair7.4%1.6%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving11.8%8.4%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 4 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 5 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 Lake Mary    3 Reviews

I moved here from PA 11 years ago. I've seen this place grow and for the better. Everything is conveniently located. We have every store and restaurant imaginable,  More

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Over 17 years ago

A lot of shopping, nice and quiet residential areas, beautiful, great for  More

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Overall, a very nice place to  More

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