2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Santa Rosa, CA vs Hawthorne, CA

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Highlights
- Household income in Hawthorne, is 25% less than it is in Santa Rosa and is 8% below the National Average.
- Santa Rosa unemployment rate is 6.2%.
- Hawthorne unemployment rate is 11.9%.
 Santa Rosa, CAHawthorne, CAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate6.2%11.9%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth1.7%0.7%1.6%
 Future Job Growth34.9%33.3%33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.6%10.3%6.2%
 Income Taxes8.0%8.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$41,880$28,796$37,638
 Household Income$84,823$63,847$69,021
 Family Median Income$102,034$68,478$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Santa Rosa, CAHawthorne, CAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K7.3%9.5%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.3%2.9%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K5.4%9.8%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K6.4%9.8%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K7.0%6.5%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K5.9%8.6%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K9.7%11.2%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K13.8%15.0%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K20.2%15.0%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K11.4%5.5%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K10.7%6.3%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Santa Rosa, CAHawthorne, CAUnited States
 Management, business, finance16.9%11.0%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science5.5%4.5%6.5%
 Community, social services2.2%1.7%1.8%
 Legal0.7%0.8%1.2%
 Education, library4.3%4.5%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment2.3%2.3%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.5%4.5%6.2%
 Healthcare support4.3%4.1%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.4%3.5%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving5.7%6.5%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.5%5.7%3.6%
 Personal care3.0%3.3%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support20.7%23.4%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry1.7%0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair8.8%7.8%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving12.4%16.4%13.1%
Reviews for Santa Rosa    43 Reviews

I was born and raised here. Santa Rosa used to be a great city great location great weather but now it is overcrowded and crime is off the charts and housing is crazy  More

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I've lived her over 20 years and it's a pretty nice place. The main vibe is you feel safe doing this day or night. Most of the neighborhoods are well taken care of, they  More

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Terrible city that's hurting for money. After going on a long hiatus from enforcing traffic laws, they've recently turned their highways into an ATM machine/cash cow by  More

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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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