2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Newport Beach, CA vs Alameda, CA

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Highlights
- Household income in Alameda, is 20% less than it is in Newport Beach and is 39% above the National Average.
- Newport Beach unemployment rate is 5.0%.
- Alameda unemployment rate is 6.2%.
 Newport Beach, CAAlameda, CAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate5.0%6.2%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth0.6%1.4%1.6%
 Future Job Growth31.9%36.6%33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.8%9.3%6.2%
 Income Taxes8.0%8.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$105,002$61,380$37,638
 Household Income$142,463$113,339$69,021
 Family Median Income$188,059$142,396$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Newport Beach, CAAlameda, CAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K5.7%6.5%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K1.5%1.4%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K4.8%5.5%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K3.1%4.8%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K3.1%4.9%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K3.8%4.2%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K4.2%7.2%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K10.0%10.6%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K15.9%16.4%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K11.0%12.1%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K36.9%26.4%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Newport Beach, CAAlameda, CAUnited States
 Management, business, finance35.3%23.8%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science6.3%13.2%6.5%
 Community, social services0.9%1.4%1.8%
 Legal4.8%2.4%1.2%
 Education, library4.7%5.9%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment4.6%5.3%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology7.7%6.3%6.2%
 Healthcare support1.2%3.1%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.1%1.0%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving3.1%4.3%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.0%2.4%3.6%
 Personal care2.3%2.2%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support21.9%18.7%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.0%0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair2.7%2.5%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving2.5%7.2%13.1%
Reviews for Newport Beach    21 Reviews

I've lived here since late 2014. It's pretty on the outside and ugly on the inside. The people are hyper conservative, aggressively competitive. It's all about money and  More

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Over 7 years ago

I love calling Newport Beach my home. Every time I return from travel, I can feel the stress leave my body the minute I see the Ocean. I sell real estate in Newport  More

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Over 9 years ago

I currently reside on Balboa Island in Newport Beach, Ca. I grew up in Newport on the peninsula point near the wedge. I still visit the wedge but going to that area in  More

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Reviews for Alameda    6 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

Having been born here & 70 now I have watched firsthand, a small, quiet town ruined by excessive building, overcrowding and far too many restaurants for a city this  More

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Enjoy the immense benefit to having a close-knit community with main-street USA feel less than 10 miles from the resources of several urban and education  More

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Alameda, CA is a unique town here in the Bay Area. Perhaps because it is an island, or perhaps because for many decades it was a U.S. Army base, the city has never  More

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