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Grass Valley, CA vs Mobile, AL

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- Household income in Mobile, is 0% less than it is in Grass Valley and is 54% below the National Average.
- Grass Valley unemployment rate is 6.1%.
- Mobile unemployment rate is 6.2%.
 Grass Valley, CAMobile, ALUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock6.2%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.5%1.6%
 Future Job Growth31.1%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$32,575  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$44,780$69,021
 Family Median Income$56,397  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Grass Valley, CAMobile, ALUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock16.1%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K9.7%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock10.6%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K11.0%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock9.3%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K9.2%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock9.7%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K11.2%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock10.9%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K3.5%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock4.1%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Grass Valley, CAMobile, ALUnited States
 Management, business, finance10.0%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock4.2%6.5%
 Community, social services3.8%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.4%1.2%
 Education, library4.9%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.7%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology3.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock3.7%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement3.4%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock6.9%5.4%
 Building maintenance7.8%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.7%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support25.4%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.3%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair5.5%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock14.5%13.1%
Reviews for Grass Valley    15 Reviews

I've lived many places in California. I've now lived in Grass Valley for 2 years. Grass Valley and it's sister Nevada City are adorable little towns full of history and  More

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Grass valley has become a sad place to live. I was born and raised here and can no longer afford to raise my small family here. Look up the median annual wage and the  More

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I'm 25 years old and I've lived in this town all of my life, and I'm saving every single dollar I make to leave here and never come back. It's a shame, because at one  More

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Reviews for Mobile    37 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Avoid at all costs weak job market bad schools discrimnation of disabled in workplace and schools , I have lived here most of my life and have been trying to get out  More

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someone freshly graduated from high school with no work experience can pick up a serving job and make more hourly than someone who works in an entry level healthcare  More

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Over 4 years ago

I lived in that City for almost 12 years I have nothing good to say about it I have nothing bad to say about it People especially the cops some cricket wrong doing  More

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