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Fontana, CA vs Hawthorne, CA

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- Household income in Hawthorne, is 24% less than it is in Fontana and is 8% below the National Average.
- Fontana unemployment rate is 7.6%.
- Hawthorne unemployment rate is 11.9%.
 Fontana, CAHawthorne, CAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock11.9%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.7%1.6%
 Future Job Growth40.1%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock8.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$27,433  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$63,847$69,021
 Family Median Income$85,225  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Fontana, CAHawthorne, CAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock9.5%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.0%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock9.8%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K6.1%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock6.5%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.0%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock11.2%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K15.5%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock15.0%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K9.9%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock6.3%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Fontana, CAHawthorne, CAUnited States
 Management, business, finance10.7%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock4.5%6.5%
 Community, social services1.9%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.8%1.2%
 Education, library4.4%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.3%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.1%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock4.1%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.5%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock6.5%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.5%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock3.3%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support22.0%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair11.1%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock16.4%13.1%
Reviews for Fontana    10 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

I bought a house in North Fontana 13 years ago and I was the worst thing I ever did Fontana is trash dirty Rundown graffiti everywhere broken down cars and OMG I'm sick  More

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I was born and raised here and I used to love it, but now I am moving out of it. The truth is that the climate is becoming way too hot. Sure, Fontana has always been  More

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Over 16 years ago

best cop ever, james chick payne!most well built sr. citizen, John Yarros. all gone but not  More

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Reviews for Hawthorne    4 Reviews

MARGARET · 

I lived there. Hawthorne is a ___hole. Crime, Drugs, Unemployment near 12% and, they can pay the police enough to stay and deal with all the crap! It has to be one of  More

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Great multi-cultural, family-oriented little enclave of Hawthorne called Wiseburn. Has a newly built middle school and a new elementary school is nearly complete. Not a  More

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Over 19 years ago

I wouldn't recomend anyone raise children here. The weather is about as mild as anywhere in the world, but the area is a little too rough for most normal people. There  More

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