2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Mojave, CA vs Irvine, CA

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Highlights
- Household income in Irvine, is 155% more than it is in Mojave and is 39% above the National Average.
- Mojave unemployment rate is 11.1%.
- Irvine unemployment rate is 5.4%.
 Mojave, CAIrvine, CAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate11.1%5.4%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth1.2%0.6%1.6%
 Future Job Growth19.6%40.2%33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.3%7.8%6.2%
 Income Taxes8.0%8.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$22,687$53,857$37,638
 Household Income$44,757$114,027$69,021
 Family Median Income$53,051$140,546$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Mojave, CAIrvine, CAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K18.2%10.5%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K6.4%1.6%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K10.2%3.8%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K7.1%3.9%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K11.3%3.6%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.8%4.1%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K4.6%6.8%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K14.0%9.5%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K14.2%18.8%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K3.8%13.2%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K1.4%24.1%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Mojave, CAIrvine, CAUnited States
 Management, business, finance4.9%27.1%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science1.9%18.4%6.5%
 Community, social services0.3%1.6%1.8%
 Legal0.0%1.9%1.2%
 Education, library2.0%7.4%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment0.0%3.7%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology1.9%7.0%6.2%
 Healthcare support7.9%1.9%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.6%1.1%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving7.5%2.9%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.6%0.5%3.6%
 Personal care4.7%2.0%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support19.4%18.7%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.0%0.3%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair14.6%1.5%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving29.7%4.0%13.1%
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We've lived in Irvine since '87. We have raised two children within the ISUD. Both are grown up. Sure, there have been many changes since then.. the City has  More

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I've lived in Irvine for 2 years and in Orange County for 10 so I'm pretty familiar with the area by now and all it has to offer. Perhaps my review of this place has  More

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I wouldn't live elsewhere. I originally moved to Irvine in 2002 from the Midwest, not knowing what it even was. I left and moved around a great deal locally in OC,  More

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