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Rockwall, TX vs Altadena, CA

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- Household income in Altadena, is 2% more than it is in Rockwall and is 37% above the National Average.
- Rockwall unemployment rate is 6.1%.
- Altadena unemployment rate is 10.9%.
 Rockwall, TXAltadena, CAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock10.9%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.7%1.6%
 Future Job Growth47.7%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock8.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$46,910  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$109,743$69,021
 Family Median Income$120,472  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Rockwall, TXAltadena, CAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock4.1%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K1.7%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock4.3%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K5.2%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock4.2%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K5.3%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock8.0%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K13.0%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock17.4%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K15.1%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock25.0%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Rockwall, TXAltadena, CAUnited States
 Management, business, finance21.7%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock7.0%6.5%
 Community, social services2.4%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock3.5%1.2%
 Education, library5.1%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock6.3%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology8.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock3.1%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.3%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock3.4%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.1%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock3.8%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support26.9%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.3%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair5.4%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock7.4%13.1%
Reviews for Rockwall    8 Reviews

I've lived here for over 10 years now and it is not at all what it used to be. The traffic is horrible now, the lights take forever and are programmed to slow traffic  More

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Looking for a beautiful, family friendly, low crime, affluent COMMUNITY? Look no further. From the Harbor on beautiful Lake Ray Hubbard to the farmer’s market to the  More

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After reading the information on Rockwall, I think it deserves some persepctive. Rockwall and its outlying areas is very habitable for moderate income families who do  More

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Reviews for Altadena    1 Reviews

I live just above the 1500 foot elevation at the edge of the San Gabriel Mountains in the L.A. suburb of Altadena--just above Pasadena. We're above the low morning fog  More

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