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Pleasant Hill, CA vs Anderson, CA

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- Household income in Anderson, is 69% less than it is in Pleasant Hill and is 69% below the National Average.
- Pleasant Hill unemployment rate is 5.8%.
- Anderson unemployment rate is 7.5%.
 Pleasant Hill, CAAnderson, CAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock7.5%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.5%1.6%
 Future Job Growth36.0%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock8.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$62,226  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$40,954$69,021
 Family Median Income$152,565  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Pleasant Hill, CAAnderson, CAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock20.1%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K1.2%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock11.1%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K3.8%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock8.7%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K4.7%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock12.8%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K10.1%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock7.1%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K17.7%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock1.3%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Pleasant Hill, CAAnderson, CAUnited States
 Management, business, finance27.4%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock2.7%6.5%
 Community, social services2.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.0%1.2%
 Education, library5.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.0%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock6.7%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.8%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock9.7%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.6%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.3%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support19.2%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock1.6%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair4.5%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock14.1%13.1%
Reviews for Pleasant Hill    2 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

rent is expensive here but it is  More

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Over 19 years ago

Great area for families with young children. There are lots of activities and fun things to do. Love the free concerts in the summer at City  More

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Reviews for Anderson    4 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Got stabbed by a meth head, 3  More

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We moved here seven years ago, from Livermore, CA. We find it very peaceful here with traffic jams being eight cars at a stop sign. No kidding, you can have all the  More

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Over 16 years ago

It really seems dirty and run-down. It is nothing like the town I remember back in the early  More

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