2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Parker, AZ vs Needles, CA

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Highlights
- Household income in Needles, is 45% less than it is in Parker and is 110% below the National Average.
- Parker unemployment rate is 6.5%.
- Needles unemployment rate is 7.8%.
 Parker, AZNeedles, CAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate6.5%7.8%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth1.7%2.3%1.6%
 Future Job Growth42.6%38.7%33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.6%7.8%6.2%
 Income Taxes3.4%8.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$27,181$21,269$37,638
 Household Income$59,872$32,839$69,021
 Family Median Income$67,417$45,833$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Parker, AZNeedles, CAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K6.2%21.6%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.8%14.1%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K6.8%12.4%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K12.9%10.8%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K13.4%4.6%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.1%11.0%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K11.7%6.1%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K14.2%4.9%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K16.8%6.4%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K5.4%6.3%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K1.8%1.8%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Parker, AZNeedles, CAUnited States
 Management, business, finance14.7%11.6%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science2.0%0.4%6.5%
 Community, social services6.3%2.3%1.8%
 Legal0.0%0.1%1.2%
 Education, library4.0%8.2%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment0.0%2.7%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology2.0%5.3%6.2%
 Healthcare support2.8%8.5%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement8.6%6.6%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving7.7%7.6%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.3%6.6%3.6%
 Personal care2.5%1.5%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support22.4%14.7%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry4.1%0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair6.6%9.9%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving13.0%13.8%13.1%
Reviews for Parker    1 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

I moved here to parker 14 years ago bad move., no jobs back schools very hot,hard to sell your home.ok to visit but not to live. Parker has nothing to offer,wish I  More

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Reviews for Needles    2 Reviews

I own a home in full, with no mortgage and a spacious yard. I can walk to white, sandy beach riverfront in 10 minutes from my front door. In 20 minutes I can be at  More

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Over 14 years ago

Have lived in Needles for 7 years now. This town is being over run with trash. The town is broke due to Dirt bags people that live off of the system. They said  More

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