2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Elk Grove, CA vs Redding, CA

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Highlights
- Household income in Redding, is 43% less than it is in Elk Grove and is 14% below the National Average.
- Elk Grove unemployment rate is 6.2%.
- Redding unemployment rate is 6.8%.
 Elk Grove, CARedding, CAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate6.2%6.8%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth1.4%1.5%1.6%
 Future Job Growth37.3%31.4%33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.8%7.3%6.2%
 Income Taxes8.0%8.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$38,839$33,278$37,638
 Household Income$106,797$60,624$69,021
 Family Median Income$114,079$74,364$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Elk Grove, CARedding, CAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K4.8%10.5%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K1.8%4.2%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K4.3%8.4%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K4.8%8.8%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K3.8%8.9%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K5.3%8.8%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K7.8%9.2%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K13.5%13.6%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K25.2%15.4%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K13.9%6.6%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K14.8%5.7%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Elk Grove, CARedding, CAUnited States
 Management, business, finance17.9%14.0%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science10.3%4.4%6.5%
 Community, social services2.1%2.7%1.8%
 Legal1.0%1.0%1.2%
 Education, library5.7%6.8%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment1.5%2.0%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology8.2%6.6%6.2%
 Healthcare support4.2%6.3%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.5%2.9%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving5.1%6.0%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.7%3.9%3.6%
 Personal care3.1%2.8%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support21.0%22.6%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.2%0.5%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair4.5%7.9%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving10.0%9.8%13.1%
Reviews for Elk Grove    15 Reviews

I grew up in the area around Elk Grove and it was a very small rural town up to the year 2000. We moved to ELk grove in 2009 and commuted to work in Sacramento. At  More

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Elk Grove is a very diverse city. A long time ago it use to be very white. Now the white population is about 40%, then next majority race are Asian, then Hispanic,  More

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Over 10 years ago

Our neighborhood is o.k. but it is expensive to live here and the air is oppressive during the summer when it gets hot for a week or more. Days over 95 and nights of 75.  More

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Reviews for Redding    61 Reviews

What an amazing place to live. No place is perfect but the people here are friendly with several parks nearby and many miles of trails from Road Biking to MBT. Check out  More

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Take a hike if you don't like different points of view, religious or generally conservative people. No one will miss you. California has been going in the wrong  More

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Over 3 years ago

I retired to Redding 6 years ago and I can truthfully say that I made a huge mistake. If you are looking to move to an area that has; thriving arts scene, gourmet  More

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