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Austin, TX vs Monterey Park, CA

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- Household income in Monterey Park, is 13% less than it is in Austin and is 1% below the National Average.
- Austin unemployment rate is 5.1%.
- Monterey Park unemployment rate is 10.5%.

Economy
 Austin, TXMonterey Park, CAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate5.1%10.5%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth3.5%0.7%1.6%
 Future Job Growth47.0%33.7%33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.3%9.5%6.2%
 Income Taxes0.0%8.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$48,550$31,995$37,638
 Household Income$78,965$68,497$69,021
 Family Median Income$104,153$74,984$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Austin, TXMonterey Park, CAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K8.3%9.3%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.6%3.3%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K6.1%8.5%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K6.8%6.9%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K7.1%7.3%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.5%8.1%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K9.3%9.5%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K12.6%12.6%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K17.7%17.3%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K9.4%8.1%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K12.7%9.2%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Austin, TXMonterey Park, CAUnited States
 Management, business, finance21.9%14.6%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science13.1%6.9%6.5%
 Community, social services1.5%1.4%1.8%
 Legal2.1%1.0%1.2%
 Education, library6.6%5.6%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment4.3%2.3%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology4.6%5.1%6.2%
 Healthcare support1.7%5.9%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.0%1.2%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving5.6%9.2%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.9%1.6%3.6%
 Personal care2.5%4.5%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support19.1%23.2%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.1%0.3%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair6.1%4.5%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving7.0%12.7%13.1%

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Reviews for Austin    449 Reviews

This Year

Good place to visit.  More

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Austin is too expensive. Let's get that out of the way. Other than that it is a fun city. Ladybird Lake makes the city, imo. The ability to stand up paddle, kayak, walk  More

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The city continues to grow quickly, which a lot of people don't like. I get it, you fall in love with a city, and it's growing so fast that you don't recognize the same  More

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Reviews for Monterey Park    2 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

I have lived and raised three children in Monterey Park since 1997. I chose to live here because it is a small and quiet town within range of busy LA. The city has a low  More

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Over 16 years ago

Monterey park is not a bad place to live especially if you are Asian, I'm not...but It's a safe area to live in, in L.A. only 8 minutes to downtown very close to  More

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ZIPS IN AUSTIN, TEXAS
78745, 78753, 78741, 78748, 78744, 78704, 78758, 78759, 78749, 78723, 40 total
ZIPS IN MONTEREY PARK, CALIFORNIA
91754 91755

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