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North Pole, AK vs Phoenix, AZ

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- Household income in Phoenix, is 22% less than it is in North Pole and is 6% below the National Average.
- North Pole unemployment rate is 5.6%.
- Phoenix unemployment rate is 6.6%.
 North Pole, AKPhoenix, AZUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock6.6%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock3.3%1.6%
 Future Job Growth18.0%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes0.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock3.4%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$34,724  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$64,927$69,021
 Family Median Income$92,650  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 North Pole, AKPhoenix, AZUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock8.4%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K0.9%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock8.3%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K7.7%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock9.2%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.4%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock10.1%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K30.8%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock15.3%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K14.0%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock8.0%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 North Pole, AKPhoenix, AZUnited States
 Management, business, finance15.5%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock6.2%6.5%
 Community, social services5.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.2%1.2%
 Education, library3.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.1%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology4.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock3.0%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.9%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock5.6%5.4%
 Building maintenance0.9%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.4%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support32.0%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.3%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair11.3%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock12.2%13.1%
Reviews for North Pole    9 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

We visited here once a few years ago and fell in love! We plan to move to this wonderful town on my retirement in a few years! Just starting to look at houses now soo  More

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Over 11 years ago

at times it is well below zero where do people buy their winter clothing and do schools close when the weather is to  More

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Over 17 years ago

Our winter normally starts in september and ends mid april with brake-up. This is when the ice and snow goes away for the spring to come. We will get the coldest winter  More

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Reviews for Phoenix    449 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

As someone that has worked in Phoenix for close to 20 years now. There is great areas to eat at, great opportunities for premium small businesses to set up shop and even  More

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Over 2 years ago

Phoenix is a city of potential and definitely has a bad reputation that is not completely deserved all throughout the city itself. There is tons of things to do, places  More

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Phoenix has tons of the best places to shop and eat at bar none due to it being the big city. Downtown is definitely underrated. There also is some nice new developments  More

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