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Madera, CA vs Pleasant Hill, CA

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Highlights
- Household income in Pleasant Hill, is 144% more than it is in Madera and is 47% above the National Average.
- Madera unemployment rate is 10.0%.
- Pleasant Hill unemployment rate is 5.8%.
 Madera, CAPleasant Hill, CAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock5.8%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.4%1.6%
 Future Job Growth33.0%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock8.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$20,445  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$131,012$69,021
 Family Median Income$55,446  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Madera, CAPleasant Hill, CAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock6.4%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K4.7%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock2.4%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K11.5%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock3.8%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.7%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock5.4%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K13.4%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock19.4%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K5.2%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock24.9%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Madera, CAPleasant Hill, CAUnited States
 Management, business, finance8.5%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock11.7%6.5%
 Community, social services2.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.9%1.2%
 Education, library5.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock3.2%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology3.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock5.1%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.6%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock3.8%5.4%
 Building maintenance5.5%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock1.9%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support17.6%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair8.6%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock4.4%13.1%
Reviews for Madera    2 Reviews

I live here for the pass 4 years and in these years I lived in a fifth wheeler I owned a RV motor home but my dreams of selling it went out the window on the4 morning  More

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I live in Madera, Ca. and it has been listed in Sperling's BestPlaces as having a home medium price of $315,000 and a population of approx. 35,000. As an update to  More

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Reviews for Pleasant Hill    2 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

rent is expensive here but it is  More

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Over 19 years ago

Great area for families with young children. There are lots of activities and fun things to do. Love the free concerts in the summer at City  More

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