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San Jose, CA vs South Ogden, UT

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- Household income in South Ogden, is 40% less than it is in San Jose and is 8% above the National Average.
- San Jose unemployment rate is 5.6%.
- South Ogden unemployment rate is 3.1%.
 San Jose, CASouth Ogden, UTUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock3.1%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.9%1.6%
 Future Job Growth38.9%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes9.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$53,574  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$74,724$69,021
 Family Median Income$138,908  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 San Jose, CASouth Ogden, UTUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock5.3%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.1%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock6.6%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K4.3%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock9.1%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K4.4%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock11.5%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K9.9%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock17.4%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K13.2%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock5.1%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 San Jose, CASouth Ogden, UTUnited States
 Management, business, finance18.5%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock7.9%6.5%
 Community, social services1.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.6%1.2%
 Education, library5.2%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock3.7%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology4.1%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock4.2%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.6%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock4.4%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.7%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock1.4%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support17.3%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair6.6%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock14.3%13.1%
Reviews for San Jose    90 Reviews

I've lived in west San Jose/Cambrian, between Los Gatos and Almaden SJ since 1997. This side of town somehow avoided the erosion of the American dream. Houses are  More

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I lived in San Jose for 40 years. That’s during the most exciting time when the Silicon Valley was booming with real technology and San Jose was ranked as the safest big  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've lived in San Jose, CA for 25 years. This city is being over run with crime and gangs. The cost of living is very high. Granted, you are so close to mountains,  More

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Reviews for South Ogden    3 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

We are in a quiet community with a green space behind our home. We have access to recreation, dining and local  More

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We have lived in South Ogden, Utah since September 2004. We had been living in Hope Mills, North Carolina. We liked North Carolina but moved due to my wife's work - she  More

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Over 19 years ago

nice and hot in the summer with a lot of sun, cold in the winter but not too cold. A moderate amount of snow. Nice dry  More

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