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Yoakum, TX vs Shiner, TX

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Highlights
- Household income in Shiner, is 75% more than it is in Yoakum and is 8% above the National Average.
- Yoakum unemployment rate is 5.9%.
- Shiner unemployment rate is 5.9%.
 Yoakum, TXShiner, TXUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock5.9%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-0.2%1.6%
 Future Job Growth23.3%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$19,978  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$75,167$69,021
 Family Median Income$48,750  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Yoakum, TXShiner, TXUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock4.8%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K8.4%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock11.3%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K12.5%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock7.1%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.9%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock11.6%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K8.3%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock22.9%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K3.2%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock8.5%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Yoakum, TXShiner, TXUnited States
 Management, business, finance8.3%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock6.1%6.5%
 Community, social services1.9%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.0%1.2%
 Education, library4.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.5%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology4.2%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock2.3%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.0%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock3.9%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.2%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock0.3%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support22.9%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair14.7%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock14.2%13.1%
Reviews for Yoakum    2 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

We have so many wonderful diffrent religion churches,almost around every connner in are  More

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Over 17 years ago

I was transferred down here 5 years ago .. Biggest mistake in my life.. if costs almost as much to live here as it does in Austin. The city owns the electric company and  More

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Reviews for Shiner    1 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

If you are from Shiner everything is fine. If you are not from Shiner it will never be fine. "You are not from here" is what you will hear and you will never be from  More

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