2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Alden, NY vs Tucson, AZ

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Highlights
- Household income in Tucson, is 36% less than it is in Alden and is 44% below the National Average.
- Alden unemployment rate is 7.2%.
- Tucson unemployment rate is 7.4%.
 Alden, NYTucson, AZUnited States
 Unemployment Rate7.2%7.4%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth1.0%2.0%1.6%
 Future Job Growth24.4%33.1%33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.8%8.7%6.2%
 Income Taxes6.2%3.4%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$26,235$26,373$37,638
 Household Income$75,028$48,058$69,021
 Family Median Income$89,699$61,114$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Alden, NYTucson, AZUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K5.1%13.9%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K1.9%5.8%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K9.1%11.4%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K8.5%11.0%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K8.5%9.8%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.5%8.2%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K8.3%9.8%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K15.7%12.0%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K26.5%11.7%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K5.4%3.6%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K2.4%2.8%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Alden, NYTucson, AZUnited States
 Management, business, finance13.0%11.8%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science3.2%6.4%6.5%
 Community, social services3.8%1.9%1.8%
 Legal0.6%0.8%1.2%
 Education, library7.5%7.0%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment0.3%2.1%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology7.3%5.5%6.2%
 Healthcare support2.3%4.4%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement4.2%2.7%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving5.2%7.7%5.4%
 Building maintenance8.8%4.8%3.6%
 Personal care3.8%3.0%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support23.8%22.7%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.0%0.2%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair8.0%8.7%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving8.3%10.2%13.1%
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My wife and I characterize ourselves as a young couple, well educated, with decent positions and we’re Tucson natives. We’ve observed our quality of life from both a  More

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I was reading the reviews for Tucson, and after living there for 6 years, I feel the need to weigh in. There are many pros in Tucson: access to recreational areas,  More

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I spend considerable time in and around Tucson, and I've see it rapidly going "downhill" since 2020. It's definitely not the nice town I remember from when I was a  More

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