2024 Compare Cities Economy:
San Jose, CA vs Vernon, CA

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Highlights
- Household income in Vernon, is 50% less than it is in San Jose and is 11% below the National Average.
- San Jose unemployment rate is 5.6%.
- Vernon unemployment rate is 10.9%.
 San Jose, CAVernon, CAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate5.6%10.9%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth2.5%0.7%1.6%
 Future Job Growth38.9%33.7%33.5%
 Sales Taxes9.3%9.5%6.2%
 Income Taxes8.0%8.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$53,574$17,873$37,638
 Household Income$125,075$62,000$69,021
 Family Median Income$138,908$61,083$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 San Jose, CAVernon, CAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K5.2%2.3%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.1%0.0%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K4.0%9.1%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K4.3%12.5%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K4.1%3.4%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K4.4%9.1%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K6.5%31.8%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K9.9%22.7%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K17.7%9.1%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K13.2%0.0%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K28.4%0.0%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 San Jose, CAVernon, CAUnited States
 Management, business, finance18.5%14.5%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science17.3%3.6%6.5%
 Community, social services1.1%0.9%1.8%
 Legal1.0%0.0%1.2%
 Education, library5.2%0.9%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment1.9%0.0%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology4.1%4.5%6.2%
 Healthcare support3.8%10.0%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.6%0.0%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving5.1%0.0%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.7%0.0%3.6%
 Personal care2.7%1.8%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support17.3%37.3%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.3%0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair6.6%0.9%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving9.5%25.5%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 3 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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