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Hawthorne, CA vs Lafayette, IN

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Highlights
- Household income in Lafayette, is 25% less than it is in Hawthorne and is 45% below the National Average.
- Hawthorne unemployment rate is 11.9%.
- Lafayette unemployment rate is 4.9%.

Economy
 Hawthorne, CALafayette, INUnited States
 Unemployment Rate11.9%4.9%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth0.7%3.6%1.6%
 Future Job Growth33.3%37.0%33.5%
 Sales Taxes10.3%7.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes8.0%4.3%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$28,796$27,982$37,638
 Household Income$63,847$47,690$69,021
 Family Median Income$68,478$61,061$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Hawthorne, CALafayette, INUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K9.5%11.7%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.9%4.5%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K9.8%12.4%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K9.8%12.7%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K6.5%11.4%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.6%8.8%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K11.2%10.1%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K15.0%12.3%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K15.0%11.3%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K5.5%3.4%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K6.3%1.5%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Hawthorne, CALafayette, INUnited States
 Management, business, finance11.0%10.6%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science4.5%6.2%6.5%
 Community, social services1.7%1.1%1.8%
 Legal0.8%0.5%1.2%
 Education, library4.5%8.0%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment2.3%0.9%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology4.5%5.4%6.2%
 Healthcare support4.1%3.1%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement3.5%1.5%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving6.5%7.0%5.4%
 Building maintenance5.7%4.3%3.6%
 Personal care3.3%2.2%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support23.4%18.1%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.1%0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair7.8%7.1%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving16.4%23.7%13.1%

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Reviews for Hawthorne    4 Reviews

MARGARET · 

I lived there. Hawthorne is a ___hole. Crime, Drugs, Unemployment near 12% and, they can pay the police enough to stay and deal with all the crap! It has to be one of  More

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Great multi-cultural, family-oriented little enclave of Hawthorne called Wiseburn. Has a newly built middle school and a new elementary school is nearly complete. Not a  More

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Over 17 years ago

I wouldn't recomend anyone raise children here. The weather is about as mild as anywhere in the world, but the area is a little too rough for most normal people. There  More

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Reviews for Lafayette    16 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

I have lived here for 12 years and in a smaller town 20 miles away for over 35 years and like the people. But crime is on the rise, more arrests lately related to people  More

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Over 12 years ago

Lafayette still has a small town atmosphere. It is a wonderful place to raise children. There is a strong sense of community. Unfotunately in recent years Lafayette has  More

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I can say I have lived in Lafayette Indiana for 25 years. I'll say that home is home...but I would honestly say in less your a college student at Purdue, I would never  More

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ZIPS IN HAWTHORNE, CALIFORNIA
90250
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47901

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