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Brea, CA vs Lake Montezuma, AZ

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Highlights
- Household income in Lake Montezuma, is 60% less than it is in Brea and is 57% below the National Average.
- Brea unemployment rate is 5.9%.
- Lake Montezuma unemployment rate is 5.6%.
 Brea, CALake Montezuma, AZUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock5.6%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock2.7%1.6%
 Future Job Growth35.2%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock3.4%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$47,945  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$44,000$69,021
 Family Median Income$125,468  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Brea, CALake Montezuma, AZUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock13.7%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.2%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock12.7%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K3.7%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock17.8%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K5.0%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock18.3%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K14.0%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock5.0%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K14.4%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock4.3%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Brea, CALake Montezuma, AZUnited States
 Management, business, finance21.4%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock0.0%6.5%
 Community, social services3.8%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.0%1.2%
 Education, library7.4%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.6%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology8.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock3.3%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.6%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock12.6%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.0%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock3.2%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support24.2%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair5.1%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock5.1%13.1%
Reviews for Brea    10 Reviews

I have lived in Orange County and Los Angeles County for over 20 years. The cost of living has prompted 3 friends to move to the Central Valley, Oregon and Washington  More

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Over 12 years ago

I loved living here in Brea, CA for over 17 years. It is a great community. For being a small north Orange County city it has a lot to offer. Schools are really  More

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Great city in N. Orange County. Affordable with lots of  More

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Reviews for Lake Montezuma    1 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

2008 is the year the Beaver Creek communities (Rimrock, Lake Montezuma and McGuireville) got together for the biggest Easter Egg Hunt ever. Our local Kiwanis club  More

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