2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Carson, CA vs Tacoma, WA

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Highlights
- Household income in Tacoma, is 24% less than it is in Carson and is 1% above the National Average.
- Carson unemployment rate is 12.0%.
- Tacoma unemployment rate is 7.3%.
 Carson, CATacoma, WAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate12.0%7.3%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth0.7%1.8%1.6%
 Future Job Growth32.9%39.9%33.5%
 Sales Taxes9.5%10.1%6.2%
 Income Taxes8.0%0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$32,564$37,263$37,638
 Household Income$92,548$69,956$69,021
 Family Median Income$98,417$87,128$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Carson, CATacoma, WAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K6.4%8.9%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.9%3.3%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K5.8%6.9%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K4.6%6.9%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K5.4%7.9%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.8%8.7%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K8.4%10.7%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K14.2%13.5%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K21.3%18.2%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K11.1%8.3%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K13.1%6.6%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Carson, CATacoma, WAUnited States
 Management, business, finance11.9%14.3%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science4.5%5.3%6.5%
 Community, social services2.9%2.7%1.8%
 Legal0.6%1.3%1.2%
 Education, library3.9%6.5%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment1.8%1.6%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology7.4%6.1%6.2%
 Healthcare support6.7%4.5%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.3%2.1%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving4.9%5.5%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.9%3.4%3.6%
 Personal care2.5%2.9%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support23.1%19.8%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.3%0.4%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair7.8%8.9%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving16.4%14.7%13.1%
Reviews for Carson    5 Reviews

Over 4 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 9 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 Tacoma    40 Reviews

I've lived in Tacoma for 3.5 years and love it! It's not a perfect city, nowhere is perfect and Tacoma does have its' share of problems, but overall have found T-Town  More

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Over 3 years ago

We LOVE tacoma. Grew up in Seattle, and tacoma is so much better! Easy access to the water, hiking, and Mt Rainier and the Olympics. We love the coffee shops and  More

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Over 4 years ago

Having lived over half my life here I can tell you real friends are few and far between. You will go through many and only have a handful who stick with you. Your  More

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