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El Paso, TX vs Maricopa, AZ

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- Household income in Maricopa, is 61% more than it is in El Paso and is 16% above the National Average.
- El Paso unemployment rate is 7.4%.
- Maricopa unemployment rate is 6.8%.
 El Paso, TXMaricopa, AZUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock6.8%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock3.1%1.6%
 Future Job Growth35.9%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock3.4%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$25,165  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$82,388$69,021
 Family Median Income$58,144  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 El Paso, TXMaricopa, AZUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock5.5%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K5.6%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock3.8%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K10.1%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock6.5%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.5%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock11.5%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K10.7%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock25.4%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K4.9%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock5.3%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 El Paso, TXMaricopa, AZUnited States
 Management, business, finance12.7%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock6.9%6.5%
 Community, social services1.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.5%1.2%
 Education, library7.9%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock0.9%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.1%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock2.4%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement4.3%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock4.0%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.5%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.9%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support24.0%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.4%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair8.5%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock12.6%13.1%
Reviews for El Paso    75 Reviews

El Paso has been my home for the majority of my life. I have raised a family here, and have most of my relatives here in town. Through the years, I have noticed how EP  More

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I lived in El Paso most of my life, over 40 yrs! I think this city has grown too much and the crime is growing with it. It is a dirty city and people don't care where  More

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El Paso Texas might not be a mega-metropolis with the New York and LA style entertainment, but here are some Pros about this bi-national, multi-cultural mid-sized city.   More

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Reviews for Maricopa    9 Reviews

I can safely say that Central Arizona is a fast growing area alongside Buckeye in the West. As East Valley prices are spiraling out of control currently and has become  More

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I have recently visited Maricopa City to visit some of my family that were priced out of the East Valley Area. I can say that Maricopa City has things people are used to  More

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As someone who used to visit my Aunt out in Maricopa for days on end and play with my cousins back in the day, it was a sleepy town with not much retail, not much  More

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