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Westlake, LA vs Liberty, TX

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Highlights
- Household income in Liberty, is 11% less than it is in Westlake and is 28% below the National Average.
- Westlake unemployment rate is 6.9%.
- Liberty unemployment rate is 11.3%.
 Westlake, LALiberty, TXUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock11.3%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock3.1%1.6%
 Future Job Growth54.1%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes10.2%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$27,777  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$53,734$69,021
 Family Median Income$61,520  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Westlake, LALiberty, TXUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock8.2%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K5.0%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock20.5%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K8.3%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock6.0%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.2%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock9.8%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K12.4%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock15.1%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K5.3%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock3.1%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Westlake, LALiberty, TXUnited States
 Management, business, finance3.3%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock6.0%6.5%
 Community, social services0.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.0%1.2%
 Education, library14.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock0.7%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology7.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock1.9%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement3.8%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock8.8%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.8%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock0.0%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support18.8%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.3%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair16.6%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock16.8%13.1%
Reviews for Westlake    1 Reviews

Over 19 years ago

Lived here for 5 years--nice smaller town outside Lake Charles area approximately 10 minutes north. Affordable housing/taxes etc. We bounced back since Rita--a whole  More

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Reviews for Liberty    2 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

Most housing here is owned by skum lords who will find an RV for $500 and rent it out $600 a month. None of the housing I have seen have properly working amenities or  More

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Over 9 years ago

Job growth consists of Walmart Mc Donalds and gas stations which none offer livable wage and do offer the worst employment environment. Being the majority of the  More

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