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Sparta, TN vs McKinney, TX

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- Household income in McKinney, is 191% more than it is in Sparta and is 35% above the National Average.
- Sparta unemployment rate is 4.9%.
- McKinney unemployment rate is 6.0%.
 Sparta, TNMcKinney, TXUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock6.0%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock3.3%1.6%
 Future Job Growth42.5%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes9.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$18,602  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$106,437$69,021
 Family Median Income$53,788  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Sparta, TNMcKinney, TXUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock4.6%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K9.8%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock4.5%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K10.3%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock5.3%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.1%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock7.6%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K16.3%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock20.4%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K1.1%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock17.5%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Sparta, TNMcKinney, TXUnited States
 Management, business, finance7.3%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock10.8%6.5%
 Community, social services1.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.0%1.2%
 Education, library3.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.2%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock1.6%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.3%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock4.6%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.4%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.4%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support11.9%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair6.2%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock7.5%13.1%
Reviews for Sparta    3 Reviews

We moved to Sparta, TN almost two years ago. We visited the year before that and while we have been coming to east Tennesse for over 25 years... it only took one  More

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Over 15 years ago

I AGREE THAT THERE IS NOTHING HERE IN SPARTA, TO DO I SHOP MORE IN COOKEVILLE,,AND COLUMBIA THERE IS SO MUCH MORE TO OFFER. SPARTA SHOULD GET SOME BIG COMPANIES TO  More

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Over 16 years ago

All over this town you see signs that say SHOP SPARTA FIRST! What a load of crap! They want us to spend our money here in our town but they offer no place to shop and  More

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Reviews for Mckinney    19 Reviews

Amir · 
Over 3 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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