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Fullerton, CA vs Anchorage, AK

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Highlights
- Household income in Anchorage, is 4% less than it is in Fullerton and is 22% above the National Average.
- Fullerton unemployment rate is 6.8%.
- Anchorage unemployment rate is 6.6%.

Economy
 Fullerton, CAAnchorage, AKUnited States
 Unemployment Rate6.8%6.6%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth0.6%-0.8%1.6%
 Future Job Growth32.3%16.1%33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.8%0.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes8.0%0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$42,131$43,125$37,638
 Household Income$92,718$88,871$69,021
 Family Median Income$109,315$106,497$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Fullerton, CAAnchorage, AKUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K7.2%5.4%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K1.9%2.8%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K5.8%5.0%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K6.1%6.0%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K5.7%5.8%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.3%6.3%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K8.8%10.8%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K11.1%14.1%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K19.1%20.2%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K12.5%11.1%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K15.6%12.5%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Fullerton, CAAnchorage, AKUnited States
 Management, business, finance19.1%16.4%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science6.5%7.2%6.5%
 Community, social services2.0%2.3%1.8%
 Legal1.2%1.3%1.2%
 Education, library7.5%6.2%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment2.8%1.9%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.5%6.4%6.2%
 Healthcare support2.5%3.2%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.1%2.5%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving4.9%5.6%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.8%3.5%3.6%
 Personal care3.5%3.2%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support21.6%21.0%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.3%0.3%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair6.9%7.9%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving10.9%11.1%13.1%

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Reviews for Fullerton    13 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

ive lived in this city for a very long time, and it is a great and quiet place to live, with some nice shopping areas and great  More

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I have been living and working in Fullerton for almost 20 years now and have seen it change through the years, both for the better and worse. Fullerton is a half  More

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Over 8 years ago

The weather here is gorgeous! Warm and rarely rains.  More

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Reviews for Anchorage    83 Reviews

Anchorage had potential but with the massive amount of homeless the petty crime is on the rise. I chose to live in a town outside of Anchorage rather than the city for  More

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I lived in Anchorage for the better part of the 2010's. Pros: o Beautiful, mountain and ocean views; close to many hiking trails, campsites, fishing grounds,  More

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it's nice, i liked it when i grew up there. kinda wish i could move back, but i didn't really like being isolated from all the things like nordstrom, trader joe's,  More

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ZIPS IN FULLERTON, CALIFORNIA
92833 92831 92832 92835
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99504, 99507, 99508, 99577, 99502, 99515, 99516, 99501, 99517, 99503, 17 total

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