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Menifee, CA vs Palmdale, CA

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Highlights
- Household income in Palmdale, is 12% less than it is in Menifee and is 3% above the National Average.
- Menifee unemployment rate is 8.4%.
- Palmdale unemployment rate is 15.6%.

Economy
 Menifee, CAPalmdale, CAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate8.4%15.6%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth2.2%0.7%1.6%
 Future Job Growth39.9%30.5%33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.8%9.5%6.2%
 Income Taxes8.0%8.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$33,042$24,845$37,638
 Household Income$80,741$70,858$69,021
 Family Median Income$92,186$74,639$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Menifee, CAPalmdale, CAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K5.7%8.9%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.9%3.6%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K6.8%6.8%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K5.7%8.9%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K6.1%7.4%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.0%6.9%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K10.5%10.5%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K13.2%15.6%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K20.6%18.2%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K10.7%7.2%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K8.9%6.1%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Menifee, CAPalmdale, CAUnited States
 Management, business, finance14.2%9.9%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science3.2%3.5%6.5%
 Community, social services1.6%1.8%1.8%
 Legal0.7%0.3%1.2%
 Education, library7.2%5.4%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment2.8%1.3%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.5%4.7%6.2%
 Healthcare support3.1%6.5%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement3.3%3.4%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving5.3%5.0%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.4%4.8%3.6%
 Personal care3.9%2.7%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support22.7%22.1%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.4%0.5%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair9.4%11.9%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving12.5%16.2%13.1%

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Reviews for Menifee    4 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

You would have to be seriously mentally unstable to not give Menifee five stars. It was voted in the top 5 places to live in California! It's growth is in an enormous  More

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Over 5 years ago

I grew up in Menifee and thank God I was able to get the hell out of there. My childhood rural community was overrun with tacky track homes and city people. Traffic is  More

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Over 10 years ago

Have lived here 25 yrs, raised 2 kids here. A great community, good atmosphere & feels as safe to live here as possible  More

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Reviews for Palmdale    35 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I've lived here for nine years and I haven't had any problems. The weather is hot during the summer we get real Summers during the winter it's cold and it's sometimes  More

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Over 5 years ago

I have lived here for many years and I wish I could move elsewhere. I have lived on both the east and west sides of this city. The west side is supposedly better and I  More

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Over 10 years ago

I live in West Palmdale, right by the mall and i just love it. The area is in need of more restaurants, preferably steak houses, a good old fashion Chinese restaurant  More

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ZIPS IN MENIFEE, CALIFORNIA
92584 92585 92586
ZIPS IN PALMDALE, CALIFORNIA
93550 93551 93552

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