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Portage, IN vs Gold Canyon, AZ

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Highlights
- Household income in Gold Canyon, is 22% more than it is in Portage and is 11% above the National Average.
- Portage unemployment rate is 5.9%.
- Gold Canyon unemployment rate is 6.4%.
 Portage, INGold Canyon, AZUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock6.4%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock3.1%1.6%
 Future Job Growth28.9%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock3.4%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$29,202  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$77,580$69,021
 Family Median Income$76,381  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Portage, INGold Canyon, AZUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock4.6%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K5.0%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock6.7%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K9.4%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock8.8%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.3%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock11.3%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K16.7%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock21.0%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K3.8%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock8.8%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Portage, INGold Canyon, AZUnited States
 Management, business, finance12.8%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock4.6%6.5%
 Community, social services2.8%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.5%1.2%
 Education, library5.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock4.7%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology3.9%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock2.1%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.0%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock4.5%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.3%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock0.6%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support19.0%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair11.8%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock6.5%13.1%
Reviews for Portage    2 Reviews

Just a normal, big town in the Midwest. Decent public schools, sure, pretty safe, indeed and not expensive (yet) to live. On the one hand many normal-sized (mostly old)  More

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Over 19 years ago

Boring but good  More

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Reviews for Gold Canyon    2 Reviews

If you are looking for a resort like place to live and like being away from big city life but still enjoy being close enough to everything you need this is your place.   More

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Over 8 years ago

Gold Canyon (sometimes incorrectly called Gold Camp) is a beautiful upscale community in Pinal County next to the Superstition Mountain Wilderness, which offers many  More

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