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Dakota Dunes, SD vs Palo Alto, CA

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Highlights
- Household income in Palo Alto, is 65% less than it is in Dakota Dunes and is 29,211% below the National Average.
- Dakota Dunes unemployment rate is 3.5%.
- Palo Alto unemployment rate is 6.0%.
 Palo Alto, SDUnited States, CA
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.6%
 Future Job Growth40.5%  Unlock
 Sales Taxes9.0%  Unlock
 Income Taxes  Unlock4.6%
 Income per Cap.$105,070  Unlock
 Household Income  Unlock$69,021
 Family Median Income$241,579  Unlock
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 Est. Households By Income
 Dakota Dunes, SDPalo Alto, CA
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K1.3%  Unlock
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K2.6%  Unlock
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K2.6%  Unlock
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K5.4%  Unlock
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K9.9%  Unlock
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Dakota Dunes, SDPalo Alto, CA
 Management, business, finance26.5%  Unlock
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock6.5%
 Community, social services1.0%  Unlock
 Legal  Unlock1.2%
 Education, library10.2%  Unlock
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.9%  Unlock
 Healthcare support  Unlock3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.6%  Unlock
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock5.4%
 Building maintenance0.4%  Unlock
 Personal care  Unlock2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support10.0%  Unlock
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair1.6%  Unlock
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock13.1%
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Reviews for Palo Alto    8 Reviews

The Bay Area in general, but Palo Alto specifically provides many of the qualities sought by many; the climate is beautiful, there is access to cultural and recreational  More

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Over 17 years ago

Very  More

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Over 18 years ago

VTA and SamsTrans and Caltrain all provide good service and most times frequency of service is  More

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