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Mount Vernon, NY vs Sonora, CA

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- Household income in Sonora, is 18% less than it is in Mount Vernon and is 23% below the National Average.
- Mount Vernon unemployment rate is 9.4%.
- Sonora unemployment rate is 8.3%.
 Mount Vernon, NYSonora, CAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock8.3%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.3%1.6%
 Future Job Growth24.0%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.4%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock8.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$36,916  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$56,279$69,021
 Family Median Income$89,701  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Mount Vernon, NYSonora, CAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock14.3%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.9%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock9.5%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K9.1%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock9.4%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.1%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock9.3%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K13.3%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock15.3%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K7.4%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock3.7%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Mount Vernon, NYSonora, CAUnited States
 Management, business, finance13.6%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock4.9%6.5%
 Community, social services3.4%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.9%1.2%
 Education, library9.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock0.4%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock4.4%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement3.8%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock6.4%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.5%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock3.7%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support20.4%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.6%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair6.7%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock11.0%13.1%
Reviews for Mount Vernon    6 Reviews

I may be taking a job in Mt. Vernon, however my real work is as a painter. If I take the job I see myself in a house share with one or two others, nice view, trees and a  More

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Over 13 years ago

Mount Vernon is a small but growing multicultural urban community in south Westchester County, NY. It's residents range in socioeconomic status, backgrounds, and  More

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Over 15 years ago

Lying just outide The Bronx, Mount Vernon is a NYC dream. In a short twenty-eight minute train ride, you will find yourself in Mid-Town Manhattan. Taxes here, however,  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 4 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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