2025 Compare Cities Economy:
Carson, CA vs Fairhope, AL

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Highlights
- Household income in Fairhope, is 10% less than it is in Carson and is 17% above the National Average.
- Carson unemployment rate is 12.0%.
- Fairhope unemployment rate is 2.9%.
 Carson, CAFairhope, ALUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock2.9%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock3.3%1.6%
 Future Job Growth32.9%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes9.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$32,564  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$83,258$69,021
 Family Median Income$98,417  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Carson, CAFairhope, ALUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock10.8%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.9%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock8.0%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K4.6%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock6.7%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.8%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock5.8%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K14.2%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock18.2%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K11.1%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock13.1%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Carson, CAFairhope, ALUnited States
 Management, business, finance11.9%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock6.0%6.5%
 Community, social services2.9%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock2.9%1.2%
 Education, library3.9%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock3.2%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology7.4%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock2.5%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.3%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock4.7%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.9%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock1.5%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support23.1%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.3%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair7.8%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock7.3%13.1%
Reviews for Carson    5 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

The city is going through "Urban Renewal", which means the poor,elderly and homeless can't afford the "NEW" Townhomes so this is what goes on if you fall under either  More

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Over 10 years ago

The weather is very nice throughout the year. We could use more  More

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I've lived in Carson all my life and the only thing special here is the weather. Summers are great, as it is in the 70s for most of the time. However, this is a  More

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Reviews for Fairhope    13 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I have lived here for years cute small eclectic. Liberal for Alabama.   More

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We just moved to Fairhope from California and absolutely love it! For the most part, it’s like minded common sense conservatives close to the bay and lots of shopping.  More

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Beautiful mix of the standard retail within 15 mina, but in our downtown is ecclectic meets "old townMarch of each year Fairhope hosts a mammoth Arts and Artist event  More

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