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Downey, CA vs Bell Gardens, CA

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Highlights
- Household income in Bell Gardens, is 35% less than it is in Downey and is 37% below the National Average.
- Downey unemployment rate is 11.6%.
- Bell Gardens unemployment rate is 13.0%.
 Downey, CABell Gardens, CAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock13.0%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.7%1.6%
 Future Job Growth32.9%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes10.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock8.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$31,818  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$50,311$69,021
 Family Median Income$82,716  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Downey, CABell Gardens, CAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock9.6%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.3%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock12.1%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K8.3%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock11.0%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.2%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock12.9%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K16.4%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock7.9%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K9.2%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock1.8%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Downey, CABell Gardens, CAUnited States
 Management, business, finance13.6%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock0.9%6.5%
 Community, social services2.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.0%1.2%
 Education, library5.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.3%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology4.1%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock3.9%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.3%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock5.6%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.6%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.1%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support24.7%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.5%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair8.4%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock34.8%13.1%
Reviews for Downey    3 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

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Over 17 years ago

downey has a decent area in the northeast part but mostly average homes and getting busy driving around the  More

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Over 19 years ago

Its a nice city. Just like the rest of Sounthern California it is overrun with illegal aliens. Housing and apartment renting is high,consdireing the age of the homes and  More

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