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Adelanto, CA vs Palmdale, CA

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- Household income in Palmdale, is 22% more than it is in Adelanto and is 3% above the National Average.
- Adelanto unemployment rate is 15.9%.
- Palmdale unemployment rate is 15.6%.
 Adelanto, CAPalmdale, CAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock15.6%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.7%1.6%
 Future Job Growth33.5%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock8.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$15,823  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$70,858$69,021
 Family Median Income$60,545  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Adelanto, CAPalmdale, CAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock8.9%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.6%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock6.8%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K10.7%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock7.4%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.2%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock10.5%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K13.0%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock18.2%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K4.5%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock6.1%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Adelanto, CAPalmdale, CAUnited States
 Management, business, finance6.1%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock3.5%6.5%
 Community, social services0.4%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.3%1.2%
 Education, library1.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.3%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology1.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock6.5%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.2%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock5.0%5.4%
 Building maintenance7.5%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.7%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support21.8%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.5%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair10.1%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock16.2%13.1%
Reviews for Adelanto    4 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

is growing pretty fast and a lot of really nothing to  More

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Over 17 years ago

like to ride dirt bikes,fly gliders and time trials veh? bring it on. el mirage ca is the place to be.the dry lake here will sweep you off your feet.open space for  More

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Over 17 years ago

Adelanto began in 1974. Two main people were responsible for the growth and the capability for growth and that was the late Patricia Chamberlaine and Mary Scarpa. These  More

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Reviews for Palmdale    35 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

I've lived here for nine years and I haven't had any problems. The weather is hot during the summer we get real Summers during the winter it's cold and it's sometimes  More

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Over 6 years ago

I have lived here for many years and I wish I could move elsewhere. I have lived on both the east and west sides of this city. The west side is supposedly better and I  More

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Over 11 years ago

I live in West Palmdale, right by the mall and i just love it. The area is in need of more restaurants, preferably steak houses, a good old fashion Chinese restaurant  More

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