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Clovis, NM vs Palmdale, CA

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- Household income in Palmdale, is 41% more than it is in Clovis and is 3% above the National Average.
- Clovis unemployment rate is 5.7%.
- Palmdale unemployment rate is 15.6%.
 Clovis, NMPalmdale, CAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock15.6%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.7%1.6%
 Future Job Growth29.8%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.2%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock8.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$25,632  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$70,858$69,021
 Family Median Income$58,298  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Clovis, NMPalmdale, CAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock8.9%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K4.9%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock6.8%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K10.5%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock7.4%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K9.5%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock10.5%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K13.5%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock18.2%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K2.9%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock6.1%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Clovis, NMPalmdale, CAUnited States
 Management, business, finance11.4%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock3.5%6.5%
 Community, social services2.3%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.3%1.2%
 Education, library5.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.3%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology3.2%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock6.5%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.0%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock5.0%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.2%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.7%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support24.4%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.5%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair10.7%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock16.2%13.1%
Reviews for Clovis    18 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I’ve lived here for almost 2 years now. This is by far the worst place I’ve ever lived. Nothing to do. ONE OB/GYN for the whole town. My skin & hair have never been so  More

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Clovis isn't going to win any beauty pageants, and driving along the highways you will see many old ugly buildings, and you will be driving through the poorest areas. If  More

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Literally the worst place I have EVER lived. Not only is there almost nothing to do, going out anywhere to do anything.. like grocery shopping, is just awful. I have  More

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Reviews for Palmdale    35 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

I've lived here for nine years and I haven't had any problems. The weather is hot during the summer we get real Summers during the winter it's cold and it's sometimes  More

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Over 6 years ago

I have lived here for many years and I wish I could move elsewhere. I have lived on both the east and west sides of this city. The west side is supposedly better and I  More

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Over 11 years ago

I live in West Palmdale, right by the mall and i just love it. The area is in need of more restaurants, preferably steak houses, a good old fashion Chinese restaurant  More

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