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Weatherford, TX vs Topeka, KS

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- Household income in Topeka, is 27% less than it is in Weatherford and is 36% below the National Average.
- Weatherford unemployment rate is 5.5%.
- Topeka unemployment rate is 3.9%.
 Weatherford, TXTopeka, KSUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock3.9%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-0.5%1.6%
 Future Job Growth44.8%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.7%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$36,303  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$50,870$69,021
 Family Median Income$91,670  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Weatherford, TXTopeka, KSUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock11.4%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K4.0%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock11.1%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K9.8%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock11.0%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.1%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock10.3%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K14.9%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock14.0%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K9.7%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock2.9%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Weatherford, TXTopeka, KSUnited States
 Management, business, finance18.5%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock5.6%6.5%
 Community, social services2.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.2%1.2%
 Education, library7.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.3%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.2%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock4.2%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.7%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock6.1%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.5%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock3.0%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support24.1%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.5%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair8.3%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock14.7%13.1%
Reviews for Weatherford    3 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

It is a beautiful town to shop and close to Fort Worth/Dallas cities. The issue for me is that I have terrible heaalth allergies living in TX. It is not a real love  More

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Over 17 years ago

I haven't lived here very long, but I like what I see. This past summer was great. The humidity was there but not overwhelming. There were no days above 100,  More

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Over 19 years ago

What is the difference in the cost of living from New Orleans, LA to Weatherford  More

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Reviews for Topeka    28 Reviews

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I live in Topeka this town is awful A lot of crime has been happening here. I don't suggest moving here. This town is also dying out it's mostly old people, meth  More

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Over 7 years ago

I lived in Topeka most of my life until moving to Katy, Texas...which is a premiere suburb of Houston. Topeka is genuinely missed as it is a superb community to raise a  More

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