2024 Compare Cities Economy:
West Fargo, ND vs Shreveport, LA

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Highlights
- Household income in Shreveport, is 55% less than it is in West Fargo and is 65% below the National Average.
- West Fargo unemployment rate is 3.6%.
- Shreveport unemployment rate is 8.1%.
 West Fargo, NDShreveport, LAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate3.6%8.1%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth-1.0%0.3%1.6%
 Future Job Growth42.8%16.3%33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.5%9.1%6.2%
 Income Taxes2.0%6.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$46,158$29,862$37,638
 Household Income$93,382$41,782$69,021
 Family Median Income$112,857$56,785$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 West Fargo, NDShreveport, LAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K3.8%17.6%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.5%7.7%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K5.6%11.8%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K4.6%10.8%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K5.6%8.6%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K5.8%6.4%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K9.1%7.9%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K17.0%9.3%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K21.3%10.1%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K10.0%4.5%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K13.8%5.3%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 West Fargo, NDShreveport, LAUnited States
 Management, business, finance21.7%12.1%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science7.6%3.8%6.5%
 Community, social services2.1%2.2%1.8%
 Legal0.0%1.7%1.2%
 Education, library6.4%6.8%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment1.9%1.3%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology9.1%9.2%6.2%
 Healthcare support3.4%4.7%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.9%3.5%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving3.3%6.3%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.7%4.4%3.6%
 Personal care0.9%3.3%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support20.8%21.2%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.9%0.2%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair7.1%7.4%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving11.0%11.8%13.1%
Reviews for West Fargo    1 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

My opinion:West Fargo, ND has some good qualities. I think it is a nice place to raise your kids. The traffic is not bad at all. It has pretty much everything you need  More

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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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