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Tysons, VA vs Houston, TX

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- Household income in Houston, is 23% more than it is in Tysons and is 29,211% below the National Average.
- Tysons unemployment rate is 8.0%.
- Houston unemployment rate is 6.0%.
 Houston, VAUnited States, TX
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.6%
 Future Job Growth30.9%  Unlock
 Sales Taxes8.3%  Unlock
 Income Taxes  Unlock4.6%
 Income per Cap.$35,578  Unlock
 Household Income  Unlock$69,021
 Family Median Income$63,946  Unlock
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 Est. Households By Income
 Tysons, VAHouston, TX
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K4.6%  Unlock
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K9.6%  Unlock
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.9%  Unlock
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K10.7%  Unlock
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K5.7%  Unlock
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Tysons, VAHouston, TX
 Management, business, finance15.7%  Unlock
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock6.5%
 Community, social services1.2%  Unlock
 Legal  Unlock1.2%
 Education, library5.4%  Unlock
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.1%  Unlock
 Healthcare support  Unlock3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.8%  Unlock
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock5.4%
 Building maintenance5.1%  Unlock
 Personal care  Unlock2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support19.6%  Unlock
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair11.9%  Unlock
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock13.1%
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Reviews for Houston    371 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I moved to Houston from the San Francisco Bay area in 1991 after college but I have always had family here. Houston is not what you think of when you think of Texas  More

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Over 4 years ago

There's definitely lots of jobs/economic opportunity. It's quite racially diverse if that's your thing. Houston has awful urban sprawl. Expect awful traffic. Hot as hell  More

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Over 4 years ago

There's definitely lots of jobs/economic opportunity. It's quite racially diverse if that's your thing. Houston has awful urban sprawl. Expect awful traffic. Hot as hell  More

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