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West Monroe, LA vs Alvarado, TX

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- Household income in Alvarado, is 55% more than it is in West Monroe and is 15% below the National Average.
- West Monroe unemployment rate is 5.8%.
- Alvarado unemployment rate is 6.3%.
 West Monroe, LAAlvarado, TXUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock6.3%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock2.6%1.6%
 Future Job Growth22.9%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes10.4%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$24,520  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$60,264$69,021
 Family Median Income$54,642  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 West Monroe, LAAlvarado, TXUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock5.4%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K4.3%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock7.3%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K10.9%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock14.7%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K9.7%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock12.0%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K8.1%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock27.4%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K1.0%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock0.0%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 West Monroe, LAAlvarado, TXUnited States
 Management, business, finance8.5%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock0.0%6.5%
 Community, social services2.9%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.0%1.2%
 Education, library5.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.9%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock7.6%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement3.5%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock1.9%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.2%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock0.8%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support25.2%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair9.9%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock20.4%13.1%
Reviews for West Monroe    3 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

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Over 18 years ago

I was born and raised in West Monroe. I currently reside in Monroe, but I teach in West Monroe. There are pros and cons about West Monroe like anywhere else you may  More

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Over 18 years ago

This town is very sports oriented, therefore if your child doesn't play a sport there isn't very much to do  More

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