2024 Compare Cities Economy:
South Jordan, UT vs Elk Grove, CA

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- Household income in Elk Grove, is 4% less than it is in South Jordan and is 35% above the National Average.
- South Jordan unemployment rate is 2.6%.
- Elk Grove unemployment rate is 6.2%.
 South Jordan, UTElk Grove, CAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate2.6%6.2%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth1.5%1.4%1.6%
 Future Job Growth46.4%37.3%33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.1%7.8%6.2%
 Income Taxes5.0%8.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$42,731$38,839$37,638
 Household Income$111,774$106,797$69,021
 Family Median Income$125,290$114,079$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 South Jordan, UTElk Grove, CAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K2.7%4.8%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K1.2%1.8%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K3.8%4.3%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K2.9%4.8%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K2.2%3.8%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K3.7%5.3%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K9.9%7.8%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K16.1%13.5%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K26.8%25.2%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K13.4%13.9%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K17.3%14.8%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 South Jordan, UTElk Grove, CAUnited States
 Management, business, finance24.8%17.9%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science11.2%10.3%6.5%
 Community, social services0.8%2.1%1.8%
 Legal0.8%1.0%1.2%
 Education, library5.3%5.7%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment1.5%1.5%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.7%8.2%6.2%
 Healthcare support1.9%4.2%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.7%2.5%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving3.1%5.1%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.1%2.7%3.6%
 Personal care2.9%3.1%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support26.0%21.0%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.0%0.2%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair6.1%4.5%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving7.2%10.0%13.1%
Reviews for South Jordan    4 Reviews

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Over 2 years ago

I moved here 3 years ago from Southern California and absolutely love this beautiful place! I hate intense heat, but have no problem getting warm in the winter.   More

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Over 15 years ago

If you like outdoors stuff year around, this is the place. You have to like winter though. There is 6 months of  More

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Over 16 years ago

It is resonable. But the pay scale in utah is much lower I think then other  More

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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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