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Indio, CA vs Alma, AR

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Highlights
- Household income in Alma, is 36% less than it is in Indio and is 80% below the National Average.
- Indio unemployment rate is 7.9%.
- Alma unemployment rate is 4.3%.
 Indio, CAAlma, ARUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock4.3%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-1.7%1.6%
 Future Job Growth37.0%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock6.9%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$31,481  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$38,292$69,021
 Family Median Income$74,002  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Indio, CAAlma, ARUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock11.4%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.8%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock14.5%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K8.9%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock4.5%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.6%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock8.1%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K13.0%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock5.8%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K6.2%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock1.1%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Indio, CAAlma, ARUnited States
 Management, business, finance11.8%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock2.2%6.5%
 Community, social services2.3%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.4%1.2%
 Education, library4.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock0.6%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology3.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock3.6%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement3.1%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock10.4%5.4%
 Building maintenance7.9%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock1.4%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support22.5%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair12.8%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock19.7%13.1%
Reviews for Indio    6 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

very beautiful  More

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Over 17 years ago

The city is growing much to fast. When we moved here in 2001 there was only 30,000 now the city is over  More

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Over 18 years ago

Living below sealevel has its' challenges. It can be very hot here! We do have beautiful weather seven to eight months out of the year. With all of our sunshine,we are  More

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Reviews for Alma    3 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

I have multiple friends and fraternity brothers who are from Alma and the area around it, that does not include Fort Smith. I am amazed at how well kept these people and  More

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Over 10 years ago

Alma has some of the best schools around. I have never seen a school district care so much for it's students. Not to mention the sports, dance, cheer and drama teams are  More

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Over 14 years ago

The most common response to querys about denominational identity is Baptist. There are basically three expressions of Baptist faith in the area. They are: Southern,  More

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