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Fullerton, CA vs Columbia, TN

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- Household income in Columbia, is 45% less than it is in Fullerton and is 36% below the National Average.
- Fullerton unemployment rate is 6.8%.
- Columbia unemployment rate is 5.6%.
 Fullerton, CAColumbia, TNUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock5.6%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock2.3%1.6%
 Future Job Growth32.3%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$42,131  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$50,892$69,021
 Family Median Income$109,315  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Fullerton, CAColumbia, TNUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock10.4%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K1.9%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock10.5%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K6.1%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock11.6%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.3%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock9.5%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K11.1%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock11.8%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K12.5%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock3.6%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Fullerton, CAColumbia, TNUnited States
 Management, business, finance19.1%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock3.5%6.5%
 Community, social services2.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.2%1.2%
 Education, library7.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.6%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock4.1%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.1%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock6.0%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.8%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock1.8%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support21.6%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair6.9%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock21.5%13.1%
Reviews for Fullerton    13 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

ive lived in this city for a very long time, and it is a great and quiet place to live, with some nice shopping areas and great  More

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I have been living and working in Fullerton for almost 20 years now and have seen it change through the years, both for the better and worse. Fullerton is a half  More

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Over 9 years ago

The weather here is gorgeous! Warm and rarely rains.  More

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Reviews for Columbia    7 Reviews

I was disturbed when I say old comments on this page. I recently moved to Columbia, TN. I saw associations with crime and other things that do not reflect what is by far  More

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Over 16 years ago

The jobs in Columbia, Tennessee are scarce in comparison to cities. It has been that way since the '90's. In the 90's General Electric and other major companies left the  More

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Over 17 years ago

Small old fashioned city. Not very progressive. great weather adequate schools no job growth. reasonable housing costs close to Nashville very few  More

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