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Junction City, OR vs Placentia, CA

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- Household income in Placentia, is 78% more than it is in Junction City and is 33% above the National Average.
- Junction City unemployment rate is 6.8%.
- Placentia unemployment rate is 6.5%.
 Junction City, ORPlacentia, CAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock6.5%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.6%1.6%
 Future Job Growth40.3%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes0.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock8.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$27,799  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$103,041$69,021
 Family Median Income$69,050  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Junction City, ORPlacentia, CAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock5.5%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K4.5%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock4.8%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K5.1%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock4.9%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.7%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock8.1%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K12.7%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock20.1%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K2.8%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock17.2%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Junction City, ORPlacentia, CAUnited States
 Management, business, finance8.1%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock7.2%6.5%
 Community, social services1.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.1%1.2%
 Education, library5.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock3.1%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology4.9%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock2.5%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement4.0%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock6.4%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.0%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock3.6%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support26.9%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.3%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair14.4%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock9.9%13.1%
Reviews for Junction City    2 Reviews

I grew up in small town Oregon until moving to Los Angeles at age 12 in 1960. The last 7 years from 1953 to 1960 were spent living in the "suburbs" of Junction City, 2  More

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Cheshire is my home town. Currently, I live in Eugene. I Visit the countryside as often as I can. Cheshire, in my opinion is by far, one of the best places to raise  More

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Reviews for Placentia    6 Reviews

I lived in that city for almost 10 years and recently found out that both their city government and their police force are blocking people from leaving bad reviews of  More

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Over 14 years ago

PLACENTIA IS A GREAT PLACE TO LIVE. BEEN HERE SINCE 1980. EASY ACCESS TO FREEWAYS, PLENTY OF COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL BUSINESSES AROUND FOR EMPLOYMENT. NEARBY--GOLF  More

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Over 15 years ago

If you rent, Placentia's not bad. I haven't noticed too much crime but there are quite a few reasonable apartments. Being close to a California State School has its  More

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