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Mesa, AZ vs Broken Arrow, OK

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- Household income in Broken Arrow, is 17% more than it is in Mesa and is 10% above the National Average.
- Mesa unemployment rate is 6.1%.
- Broken Arrow unemployment rate is 3.6%.
 Mesa, AZBroken Arrow, OKUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock3.6%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock2.7%1.6%
 Future Job Growth47.1%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.1%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$33,362  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$76,733$69,021
 Family Median Income$78,855  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Mesa, AZBroken Arrow, OKUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock4.9%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.5%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock6.0%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K9.4%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock7.5%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.7%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock11.4%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K14.0%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock20.2%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K6.5%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock7.5%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Mesa, AZBroken Arrow, OKUnited States
 Management, business, finance16.4%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock6.8%6.5%
 Community, social services1.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.9%1.2%
 Education, library5.2%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.8%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock2.4%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.1%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock4.6%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.6%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.7%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support24.8%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair8.6%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock12.1%13.1%
Reviews for Mesa    61 Reviews

Mesa is a really good city despite some trouble with Superstition Springs and the failure that is Fiesta Mall, there is nice areas throughout and some areas that need to  More

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Over 2 years ago

As someone who was born in Mesa and has lived here in the 85210 in Dobson Ranch for the last 13 years after moving out from Chandler. I can tell you that most of the  More

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I’m a native to Arizona and growing up here has taught me that people just don’t care, and the Mormon community is huge! It’s normal in the state of AZ for kids to start  More

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Reviews for Broken Arrow    5 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

Broken Arrow is a nice place to live. With 88,000 people it still holds a small town atmosphere. It's affordable (although the state tax is high - 8.5%) and has  More

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Over 19 years ago

I am thinking about moving to the Broken Arrow area. I am looking for someone to help me out by sending me a newspaper, shopping guide or anything they think would be  More

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Housing here in Broken Arrow is relatively cheap if you are looking to buy a house you can usually get a 4 bedroom 2 bath about 2400 square foot home for around $130,000  More

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