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Palmdale, CA vs Palm Springs, CA

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Highlights
- Household income in Palm Springs, is 13% less than it is in Palmdale and is 12% below the National Average.
- Palmdale unemployment rate is 15.6%.
- Palm Springs unemployment rate is 6.5%.

Economy
 Palmdale, CAPalm Springs, CAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate15.6%6.5%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth0.7%2.2%1.6%
 Future Job Growth30.5%38.3%33.5%
 Sales Taxes9.5%9.3%6.2%
 Income Taxes8.0%8.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$24,845$56,196$37,638
 Household Income$70,858$61,597$69,021
 Family Median Income$74,639$85,805$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Palmdale, CAPalm Springs, CAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K8.9%11.1%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.6%5.2%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K6.8%11.2%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K8.9%7.6%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K7.4%7.8%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.9%6.2%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K10.5%7.7%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K15.6%10.3%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K18.2%14.0%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K7.2%7.0%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K6.1%12.0%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Palmdale, CAPalm Springs, CAUnited States
 Management, business, finance9.9%19.9%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science3.5%5.3%6.5%
 Community, social services1.8%1.3%1.8%
 Legal0.3%1.5%1.2%
 Education, library5.4%5.6%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment1.3%4.8%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology4.7%6.9%6.2%
 Healthcare support6.5%3.7%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement3.4%2.2%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving5.0%8.2%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.8%3.8%3.6%
 Personal care2.7%3.7%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support22.1%20.0%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.5%0.4%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair11.9%5.6%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving16.2%7.2%13.1%

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Reviews for Palmdale    35 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I've lived here for nine years and I haven't had any problems. The weather is hot during the summer we get real Summers during the winter it's cold and it's sometimes  More

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Over 5 years ago

I have lived here for many years and I wish I could move elsewhere. I have lived on both the east and west sides of this city. The west side is supposedly better and I  More

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Over 10 years ago

I live in West Palmdale, right by the mall and i just love it. The area is in need of more restaurants, preferably steak houses, a good old fashion Chinese restaurant  More

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Reviews for Palm Springs    12 Reviews

I lived in Palm Springs for 12 years and initially it appeared to be quite beautiful. The mountains are beautiful and palm trees, very stress-free and manageable.  More

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Over 4 years ago

14 years is plenty long enough. This is a nice place to visit, not live. In the last 20 years the air quality, especially in the summer has deteriorated considerably.  More

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Ghetto Crime City with lots of glitz... Police do nothing. Called 911 three times in a year: twice, no response. Provided the license plate of the criminals in two  More

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ZIPS IN PALMDALE, CALIFORNIA
93550 93551 93552
ZIPS IN PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA
92262 92264 92258

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