2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Milpitas, CA vs Sonora, CA

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- Household income in Sonora, is 62% less than it is in Milpitas and is 23% below the National Average.
- Milpitas unemployment rate is 5.3%.
- Sonora unemployment rate is 8.3%.
 Milpitas, CASonora, CAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate5.3%8.3%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth2.5%1.3%1.6%
 Future Job Growth39.0%28.5%33.5%
 Sales Taxes9.0%7.3%6.2%
 Income Taxes8.0%8.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$53,892$32,940$37,638
 Household Income$149,312$56,279$69,021
 Family Median Income$156,761$84,417$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Milpitas, CASonora, CAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K6.0%14.3%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K1.5%1.9%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K2.6%9.5%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K3.0%8.8%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K2.5%9.4%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K2.1%8.4%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K5.3%9.3%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K7.8%12.6%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K19.3%15.3%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K15.1%6.9%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K34.6%3.7%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Milpitas, CASonora, CAUnited States
 Management, business, finance19.2%16.7%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science27.2%4.9%6.5%
 Community, social services1.0%4.9%1.8%
 Legal0.6%0.9%1.2%
 Education, library3.5%9.2%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment1.6%0.4%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology4.5%7.3%6.2%
 Healthcare support3.1%4.4%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.5%7.9%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving3.6%6.4%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.4%2.1%3.6%
 Personal care2.2%3.7%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support14.1%16.2%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.0%0.6%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair4.1%3.5%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving11.5%11.0%13.1%
Reviews for Milpitas    4 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

You can't really beat the temperate climates of Milpitas (and a majority of the Bay Area). It's rarely too warm and never too cold. You can complain about many things  More

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I can't believe people are willing to pay as much as they do to live here. I know there are jobs here, but people's lack of reality is mindblowing. I thnk people really  More

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Over 17 years ago

its a great place, but a single family home around 1800sq feet would cost you around  More

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Reviews for Sonora    15 Reviews

I have lived in Sonora for two and a half years and love it. Some of the earlier reviews I read scared me before coming. Here is what we have found. We live in a  More

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Over 3 years ago

I have lived here for 8 years and I absolutely hate it. This town is not built for all the people it has to accommodate. Everyone from the ENTIRE county comes here to do  More

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Lived here for 21 years since my family moved up from the valley (to get away from gang violence and other crime). Traffic doesn't pay attention constantly running  More

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