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Hemet, CA vs Visalia, CA

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- Household income in Visalia, is 50% more than it is in Hemet and is 0% above the National Average.
- Hemet unemployment rate is 11.5%.
- Visalia unemployment rate is 6.7%.
 Hemet, CAVisalia, CAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock6.7%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock2.0%1.6%
 Future Job Growth35.1%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock8.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$23,123  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$69,252$69,021
 Family Median Income$54,848  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Hemet, CAVisalia, CAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock7.5%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K7.3%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock8.4%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K10.7%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock8.5%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.3%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock11.2%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K11.7%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock15.3%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K4.5%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock7.0%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Hemet, CAVisalia, CAUnited States
 Management, business, finance9.3%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock3.0%6.5%
 Community, social services2.9%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.5%1.2%
 Education, library4.2%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.4%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology3.1%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock2.9%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement3.8%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock5.5%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.5%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock3.0%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support22.0%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock3.4%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair13.0%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock12.6%13.1%
Reviews for Hemet    18 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

My Aunt lived here for 19 years and we have lived here over 2 years. We love it here and I speak to many long time residents who also love it. The weather is great and  More

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Over 2 years ago

Great place for retirees and great prices to buy a home. Everything that you want is within 5 minutes and you can have horses in the city! It seems like they are  More

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Over 4 years ago

I have lived in this ****hole for most of my 36 years. Not only is the town crap but the corruption in the town is off the charts. The local police and sheriff rather  More

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Reviews for Visalia    27 Reviews

I've lived in the city of Visalia for 3 years now. Relocated to accommodate a territory sales job. If I were allowed, I'd go w. a 3 1/2 Star rating. If not for the  More

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Quite possibly the most miserable city/town I have lived in. Why?: * Air quality is toxic and dangerous from a combination of intensive agricultural farming and diesel  More

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So Visalia's NE, NW, SW, and Downtown are nice areas. The worst part of town is north of Houston between Dinuba BLVD and Ben Maddox. Here you will see lots of  More

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