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Mission, TX vs National City, CA

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- Household income in National City, is 3% less than it is in Mission and is 33% below the National Average.
- Mission unemployment rate is 10.7%.
- National City unemployment rate is 10.1%.
 Mission, TXNational City, CAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock10.1%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.3%1.6%
 Future Job Growth32.1%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock8.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$24,031  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$51,735$69,021
 Family Median Income$60,836  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Mission, TXNational City, CAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock11.5%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K5.6%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock10.6%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K8.8%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock9.5%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.8%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock10.3%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K11.3%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock11.9%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K4.7%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock3.5%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Mission, TXNational City, CAUnited States
 Management, business, finance13.5%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock3.1%6.5%
 Community, social services1.8%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.7%1.2%
 Education, library6.4%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.5%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology8.4%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock6.4%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.3%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock8.4%5.4%
 Building maintenance6.1%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.6%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support22.8%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.8%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair10.1%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock15.9%13.1%
Reviews for Mission    1 Reviews

Mission, Texas is home to the National Butterfly Center, quite possibly the best location in the United States for photographing wild and free-flying butterflies.   More

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Reviews for National City    1 Reviews

When you can't afford to live anywhere else in the main San Diego metro area...you live in National City or El Cajon. El Cajon has the higher poverty rate, but National  More

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