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Texarkana, AR vs Garland, TX

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- Household income in Garland, is 50% more than it is in Texarkana and is 6% below the National Average.
- Texarkana unemployment rate is 6.6%.
- Garland unemployment rate is 6.5%.
 Texarkana, ARGarland, TXUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock6.5%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock3.3%1.6%
 Future Job Growth21.7%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes10.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$26,313  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$65,278$69,021
 Family Median Income$53,506  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Texarkana, ARGarland, TXUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock6.4%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K5.7%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock7.3%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K9.7%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock9.4%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.0%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock11.5%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K8.2%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock16.6%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K3.6%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock5.0%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Texarkana, ARGarland, TXUnited States
 Management, business, finance12.1%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock5.3%6.5%
 Community, social services1.9%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.5%1.2%
 Education, library6.1%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.5%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology7.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock2.9%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement3.0%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock5.7%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.1%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock4.0%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support22.6%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair6.8%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock14.4%13.1%
Reviews for Texarkana    5 Reviews

While Texarkana, Texas can look relatively neat in places, the "Arkansas side" is another story. The majority of this community is infested with crime, homelessness,  More

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What does it mean? Nice people? Nice roads? Bull!!! People in this city don't even say thank you when you give them a favor. Therefore, they are barely say thank  More

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Over 16 years ago

I am thinking of taking a position in Texarkana and wanted some honest feedback from working professionals in the area. I am college educated in mechanical engineering.  More

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Reviews for Garland    16 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

The Garland PD has evolved into a very professional force.When I moved here in the mid 80s, it was ' cowboy cops'. As a volunteer I have worked with the PD and seen a  More

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Over 12 years ago

We moved to Garland in 1985 coming from 10 years in other countries, NY,CT,HI,OR. I saw potential and must commend out police , fire water and sanitation depts. The  More

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Over 14 years ago

Too  More

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