2025 Compare Cities Economy:
Compton, CA vs Hialeah, FL

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- Household income in Hialeah, is 31% less than it is in Compton and is 60% below the National Average.
- Compton unemployment rate is 16.1%.
- Hialeah unemployment rate is 8.9%.
 Compton, CAHialeah, FLUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock8.9%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.8%1.6%
 Future Job Growth29.9%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes10.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$20,208  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$43,181$69,021
 Family Median Income$66,376  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Compton, CAHialeah, FLUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock16.8%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K4.0%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock12.9%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K9.0%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock8.6%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.3%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock9.3%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K15.5%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock10.6%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K5.4%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock2.1%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Compton, CAHialeah, FLUnited States
 Management, business, finance6.8%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock2.1%6.5%
 Community, social services1.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.5%1.2%
 Education, library3.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.0%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology2.4%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock4.2%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement3.0%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock4.6%5.4%
 Building maintenance6.1%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.6%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support23.6%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair11.6%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock20.4%13.1%
Reviews for Compton    6 Reviews

I visit Compton each Summer. This is one of the most welcoming and spectacular cities to work. live and raise a family in. The educational system is superior to most,  More

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Over 10 years ago

looking for a good neighborhood to live in  More

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What was the last writer thinking! Must have been locked up too long, or hasn't been around much. Probably lived in Compton or LA County his whole life. Compton is  More

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Reviews for Hialeah    4 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

Hialeah is the perfect place if you don't speak English. Only because it's not necessary in order to find employment you only need Spanish. It's overpopulated everyone  More

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Over 8 years ago

south hialeah is the school with a fart. we hate our teachers faculty and staff. we hate each other, we don't do our  More

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Over 13 years ago

Hialeah is a small town inside the Miami city limits. It's a ghetto where the "balseros" live. People are uneducated and unfriendly. The worst thing that happens  More

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