2024 Compare Cities Economy:
New River, AZ vs Lake Havasu City, AZ

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Highlights
- Household income in Lake Havasu City, is 46% less than it is in New River and is 15% below the National Average.
- New River unemployment rate is 6.1%.
- Lake Havasu City unemployment rate is 6.2%.
 New River, AZLake Havasu City, AZUnited States
 Unemployment Rate6.1%6.2%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth3.3%3.3%1.6%
 Future Job Growth45.1%42.1%33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.3%7.9%6.2%
 Income Taxes3.4%3.4%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$51,767$36,569$37,638
 Household Income$110,257$59,817$69,021
 Family Median Income$122,124$70,447$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 New River, AZLake Havasu City, AZUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K1.4%7.8%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K1.5%4.6%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K3.4%10.1%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K3.3%9.6%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K3.4%8.5%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.8%9.5%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K8.6%11.2%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K16.1%14.4%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K26.3%14.2%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K14.9%5.5%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K14.3%4.6%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 New River, AZLake Havasu City, AZUnited States
 Management, business, finance22.6%11.6%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science5.0%3.3%6.5%
 Community, social services0.7%1.4%1.8%
 Legal2.9%0.7%1.2%
 Education, library3.3%4.4%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment1.3%1.6%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.0%5.5%6.2%
 Healthcare support1.5%3.9%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.2%1.8%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving3.0%7.3%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.0%5.5%3.6%
 Personal care3.1%3.3%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support26.2%25.4%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.2%0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair10.9%10.6%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving10.2%13.7%13.1%
Reviews for New River    3 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

Air quality should be the most important part of where you decide to live. New River is smog  More

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As New River resident and Realtor® for 14 years there are many reasons why I love calling New River home: the fresh air, the mountain views, the wildlife, the starry  More

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Over 11 years ago

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Reviews for Lake Havasu City    21 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

First I want to begin this review by saying I am a young black woman who stopped here for 1 day on her way to California with my husband, who is white. Every  More

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Over 3 years ago

Unfortunately, many on the far-right like to “claim” Lake Havasu City, but that’s going to change very soon as more Dems move in and help to build the economy and add  More

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My wife and I purchased last year for a few reasons: we got tired of the people in California; city living and crime. Not trying to insult anyone just true. As we  More

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