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Mount Vernon, WA vs Maricopa, AZ

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Highlights
- Household income in Maricopa, is 31% more than it is in Mount Vernon and is 16% above the National Average.
- Mount Vernon unemployment rate is 7.2%.
- Maricopa unemployment rate is 6.8%.
 Mount Vernon, WAMaricopa, AZUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock6.8%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock3.1%1.6%
 Future Job Growth35.7%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock3.4%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$31,050  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$82,388$69,021
 Family Median Income$79,186  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Mount Vernon, WAMaricopa, AZUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock5.5%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K5.9%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock3.8%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K7.2%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock6.5%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K9.1%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock11.5%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K13.8%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock25.4%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K6.1%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock5.3%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Mount Vernon, WAMaricopa, AZUnited States
 Management, business, finance12.7%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock6.9%6.5%
 Community, social services2.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.5%1.2%
 Education, library5.4%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock0.9%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.2%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock2.4%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.5%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock4.0%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.9%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.9%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support17.4%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.4%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair11.1%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock12.6%13.1%
Reviews for Mount Vernon    6 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

I'm sure it has its flaws, but what stands with me is that everyone whom i meet here is *so polite!* .. People smile and wave you through in traffic. They speak to you  More

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Over 10 years ago

Very little available on starter home price  More

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Over 11 years ago

It rains here a lot. We joke that when the forecast says a 50% chance of rain that it will rain 50% of the day. However, when the sun shines it is beautiful. It is  More

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Reviews for Maricopa    9 Reviews

I can safely say that Central Arizona is a fast growing area alongside Buckeye in the West. As East Valley prices are spiraling out of control currently and has become  More

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I have recently visited Maricopa City to visit some of my family that were priced out of the East Valley Area. I can say that Maricopa City has things people are used to  More

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As someone who used to visit my Aunt out in Maricopa for days on end and play with my cousins back in the day, it was a sleepy town with not much retail, not much  More

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