2025 Compare Cities Economy:
Madera, CA vs Santa Ana, CA

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Highlights
- Household income in Santa Ana, is 44% more than it is in Madera and is 11% above the National Average.
- Madera unemployment rate is 10.0%.
- Santa Ana unemployment rate is 7.0%.
 Madera, CASanta Ana, CAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock7.0%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.6%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$77,283$69,021
 Family Median Income$55,446  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Madera, CASanta Ana, CAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock6.2%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K4.7%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock7.0%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K11.5%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock7.2%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.7%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock10.9%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K13.4%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock20.7%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K5.2%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock7.6%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Madera, CASanta Ana, CAUnited States
 Management, business, finance8.5%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock3.7%6.5%
 Community, social services2.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.8%1.2%
 Education, library5.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.5%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology3.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock3.6%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.6%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock8.4%5.4%
 Building maintenance5.5%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock3.1%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support17.6%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock1.2%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair8.6%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock18.3%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 Santa Ana    15 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

The Suit Co is a family owned business dedicated to bringing you the best and most fashionable suits in the industry. Our company philosophy is to combine quality fabric  More

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Over 15 years ago

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I live in Santa Ana in a crappy economy, everyone is out to get everyone. Everyone is screwing everyone to get business. There are no jobs, most of people in the mid  More

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