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Ramona, CA vs Downey, CA

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- Household income in Downey, is 5% less than it is in Ramona and is 11% above the National Average.
- Ramona unemployment rate is 6.9%.
- Downey unemployment rate is 11.6%.
 Ramona, CADowney, CAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock11.6%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.7%1.6%
 Future Job Growth34.2%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock8.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$35,567  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$77,972$69,021
 Family Median Income$97,490  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Ramona, CADowney, CAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock5.3%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K5.1%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock5.9%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K7.4%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock8.5%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.7%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock10.2%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K11.9%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock17.8%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K10.3%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock8.9%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Ramona, CADowney, CAUnited States
 Management, business, finance13.9%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock4.2%6.5%
 Community, social services0.2%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.8%1.2%
 Education, library3.2%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.6%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology3.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock4.3%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.4%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock4.7%5.4%
 Building maintenance5.7%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.0%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support17.9%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.4%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair14.1%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock16.6%13.1%
Reviews for Ramona    7 Reviews

Ok, Ramona is a small country town that has its history in Poultry and Cattle. Those days are long gone…….kinda. We still have lots of open spaces between living  More

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Over 5 years ago

I lived in Ramona for 5 years and enjoyed it very much. The nights are quiet, not busy and it feels like you are way out from San Diego. Close to everywhere. The biggest  More

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Over 16 years ago

Nice little town needs more stores. Traffic is horrible on weekends. To many horses as the stir around the create a dust bowl It's a dirty  More

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Reviews for Downey    3 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

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Over 18 years ago

downey has a decent area in the northeast part but mostly average homes and getting busy driving around the  More

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Over 20 years ago

Its a nice city. Just like the rest of Sounthern California it is overrun with illegal aliens. Housing and apartment renting is high,consdireing the age of the homes and  More

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