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Carson, CA vs Rosamond, CA

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Highlights
- Household income in Rosamond, is 24% less than it is in Carson and is 2% above the National Average.
- Carson unemployment rate is 12.0%.
- Rosamond unemployment rate is 11.1%.
 Carson, CARosamond, CAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock11.1%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.2%1.6%
 Future Job Growth32.9%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes9.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock8.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$32,564  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$70,208$69,021
 Family Median Income$98,417  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Carson, CARosamond, CAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock10.6%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.9%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock10.2%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K4.6%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock6.4%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.8%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock12.1%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K14.2%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock18.5%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K11.1%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock6.2%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Carson, CARosamond, CAUnited States
 Management, business, finance11.9%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock6.7%6.5%
 Community, social services2.9%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.2%1.2%
 Education, library3.9%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock0.7%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology7.4%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock1.4%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.3%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock3.1%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.9%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock1.6%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support23.1%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock4.4%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair7.8%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock17.6%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 Rosamond    4 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Obviously this site has Rosamond's elevation completely wrong. The elevation of Rosamond is 2,500+ ft. above sea level at least. Not  More

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nice small town located close to lancaster, palmdale, edwards air force  More

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Over 18 years ago

We moved here from Louisiana just over two years ago. The cost of housing was a little higher than we had anticipated. Overall we enjoy living out here. We are far  More

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