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Irving, TX vs Fontana, CA

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- Household income in Fontana, is 19% more than it is in Irving and is 17% above the National Average.
- Irving unemployment rate is 6.6%.
- Fontana unemployment rate is 7.6%.
 Irving, TXFontana, CAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock7.6%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock2.3%1.6%
 Future Job Growth44.1%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock8.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$34,023  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$83,468$69,021
 Family Median Income$77,716  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Irving, TXFontana, CAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock4.9%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.7%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock6.5%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K8.0%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock5.3%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.3%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock12.0%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K15.7%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock21.0%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K7.1%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock8.8%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Irving, TXFontana, CAUnited States
 Management, business, finance15.1%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock3.0%6.5%
 Community, social services0.8%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.4%1.2%
 Education, library3.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.1%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology4.2%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock4.1%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.4%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock4.2%5.4%
 Building maintenance5.0%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.7%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support20.1%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair10.9%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock24.2%13.1%
Reviews for Irving    17 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

It's a decent place to live  More

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Good schools and jobs here! I highly recommend it!! Love Los Colinas in  More

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I have never been to a school where the teachers were more committed to helping students be the most successful they could be. The students here are held to high  More

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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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