2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Chandler, AZ vs Maricopa, AZ

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Highlights
- Household income in Maricopa, is 10% less than it is in Chandler and is 16% above the National Average.
- Chandler unemployment rate is 5.3%.
- Maricopa unemployment rate is 6.8%.
 Chandler, AZMaricopa, AZUnited States
 Unemployment Rate5.3%6.8%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth3.3%3.1%1.6%
 Future Job Growth30.8%34.1%33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.8%7.2%6.2%
 Income Taxes3.4%3.4%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$44,302$31,299$37,638
 Household Income$91,299$82,388$69,021
 Family Median Income$105,845$85,705$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Chandler, AZMaricopa, AZUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K5.0%5.5%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.0%1.0%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K4.2%3.8%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K5.7%6.2%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K6.3%6.5%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.7%9.0%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K10.1%11.5%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K14.6%17.3%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K21.5%25.4%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K11.1%8.7%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K12.9%5.3%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Chandler, AZMaricopa, AZUnited States
 Management, business, finance20.1%16.0%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science13.0%6.9%6.5%
 Community, social services1.3%1.9%1.8%
 Legal0.9%0.5%1.2%
 Education, library5.9%4.4%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment1.8%0.9%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.3%4.5%6.2%
 Healthcare support2.1%2.4%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.7%3.6%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving4.7%4.0%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.1%3.4%3.6%
 Personal care2.5%2.9%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support23.7%27.9%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.1%0.4%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair5.8%7.7%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving8.1%12.6%13.1%
Reviews for Chandler    66 Reviews

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Mesa is such a medium sized city but so big for it's size that even if you drive 20 minutes you still will be in Mesa. In West Mesa it's where all the services for  More

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As someone that has lived in Chandler nearly my whole life. I understand Chandler has it's fair share of problems in recent decades from affordability to certain areas  More

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I have grown up in Chandler for almost 25 years and left in 2012, used to live near downtown with apartments that were affordable on a minimum wage job, until i could  More

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Reviews for Maricopa    9 Reviews

I can safely say that Central Arizona is a fast growing area alongside Buckeye in the West. As East Valley prices are spiraling out of control currently and has become  More

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I have recently visited Maricopa City to visit some of my family that were priced out of the East Valley Area. I can say that Maricopa City has things people are used to  More

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As someone who used to visit my Aunt out in Maricopa for days on end and play with my cousins back in the day, it was a sleepy town with not much retail, not much  More

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