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Poulsbo, WA vs Palm Desert, CA

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- Household income in Palm Desert, is 15% less than it is in Poulsbo and is 2% below the National Average.
- Poulsbo unemployment rate is 5.8%.
- Palm Desert unemployment rate is 6.0%.
 Poulsbo, WAPalm Desert, CAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate5.8%6.0%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth1.0%2.2%1.6%
 Future Job Growth36.5%37.9%33.5%
 Sales Taxes9.0%7.8%6.2%
 Income Taxes0.0%8.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$42,950$50,320$37,638
 Household Income$79,248$67,514$69,021
 Family Median Income$107,618$83,578$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Poulsbo, WAPalm Desert, CAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K11.2%11.8%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K4.3%3.8%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K4.4%8.0%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K5.9%9.0%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K6.1%8.0%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.6%5.7%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K8.8%8.3%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K12.1%10.5%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K20.3%14.6%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K10.5%8.9%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K9.8%11.5%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Poulsbo, WAPalm Desert, CAUnited States
 Management, business, finance23.2%19.7%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science9.5%2.8%6.5%
 Community, social services2.5%1.5%1.8%
 Legal1.1%1.5%1.2%
 Education, library6.4%6.0%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment3.7%4.4%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.2%6.4%6.2%
 Healthcare support4.9%3.2%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.7%1.5%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving2.4%9.6%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.4%4.3%3.6%
 Personal care2.8%3.2%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support18.5%25.7%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.5%0.2%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair5.1%5.4%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving8.9%4.7%13.1%
Reviews for Poulsbo    7 Reviews

The description above states that "the ferry takes 1hour and that they are one and a half hour apart." That is only true for Bremerton, a place with a very different  More

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Over 9 years ago

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Lorena MOVE TO KITSAP COUNTY Washington IF YOU WANT FIREWORKS. Extreme and excessive fireworks used there. Illegal rockets and other Indian Fireworks (are literally just  More

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Reviews for Palm Desert    14 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Palm Desert, CA is full of rude people. One woman in a long sleeved pink shirt is being extremely rude and mocking people for no reason at a neighborhood Walmart in Palm  More

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Palm Desert is clean, upscale and beautiful. The views of the Santa Rosa Mountains bright blue sky and green expanses of golf course fairways, swimming pools and  More

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I made the mistake of moving here after a short vacation to be closer to family. Biggest mistake of my life! This is not the place to live if health is important to you.  More

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