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Centerville, UT vs Porterville, CA

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- Household income in Porterville, is 55% less than it is in Centerville and is 41% below the National Average.
- Centerville unemployment rate is 2.5%.
- Porterville unemployment rate is 13.8%.
 Centerville, UTPorterville, CAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock13.8%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock2.0%1.6%
 Future Job Growth41.0%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.9%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock8.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$42,265  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$48,955$69,021
 Family Median Income$119,493  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Centerville, UTPorterville, CAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock11.3%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.8%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock15.0%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K3.9%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock9.7%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K5.3%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock8.2%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K12.8%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock12.1%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K12.1%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock2.8%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Centerville, UTPorterville, CAUnited States
 Management, business, finance27.1%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock1.1%6.5%
 Community, social services1.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.1%1.2%
 Education, library5.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock0.6%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock3.0%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.7%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock3.1%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.0%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock3.6%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support25.6%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock11.9%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair3.3%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock17.0%13.1%
Reviews for Centerville    2 Reviews

Centerville is an amazing place nestled between the Great Salt Lake and the Wasatch Mountain. There is very little room to expand which gives home owners the feel of a  More

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Over 20 years ago

This city is very very clean and neat! Not many rundown areas! Have lived here my entire life, people are generally nice. Traffic is getting worse by the year, housing  More

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Reviews for Porterville    11 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Nobody speaks English... It`s overran by Mexican drug cartels! The best thing I EVER did was get the hell out of  More

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Over 9 years ago

Porterville is a small town in need of employment opportunities. Our crime rates are par with the rest of the US. The 1st generation immigrants are not the problem, they  More

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I moved to Porterville 7 years ago when I moved from the east coast. My first impression was the nice cooler climate with the majestic mountains nearby so it was good  More

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