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Santa Fe Springs, CA vs Topeka, KS

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- Household income in Topeka, is 32% less than it is in Santa Fe Springs and is 36% below the National Average.
- Santa Fe Springs unemployment rate is 10.9%.
- Topeka unemployment rate is 3.9%.
 Santa Fe Springs, CATopeka, KSUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock3.9%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-0.5%1.6%
 Future Job Growth33.7%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes9.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.7%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$28,400  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$50,870$69,021
 Family Median Income$85,212  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Santa Fe Springs, CATopeka, KSUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock11.4%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.7%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock11.1%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K9.3%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock11.0%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K5.3%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock10.3%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K13.6%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock14.0%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K11.7%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock2.9%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Santa Fe Springs, CATopeka, KSUnited States
 Management, business, finance12.0%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock5.6%6.5%
 Community, social services1.8%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.2%1.2%
 Education, library6.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.3%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology4.2%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock4.2%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.5%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock6.1%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.4%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock3.0%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support30.8%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.5%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair7.4%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock14.7%13.1%
Reviews for Santa Fe Springs    2 Reviews

Over 18 years ago

santa fe springs used to be a good place to live, but those days are long gone. crime is on the upswing. (whittier police dept. is contracted to s.f.s.) police  More

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Over 20 years ago

Largely Industrial City, Great Place to live the city has a lot to offer it's residents, called the City of the Parks, Many city sponsored events, free  More

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Reviews for Topeka    28 Reviews

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I live in Topeka this town is awful A lot of crime has been happening here. I don't suggest moving here. This town is also dying out it's mostly old people, meth  More

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Over 7 years ago

I lived in Topeka most of my life until moving to Katy, Texas...which is a premiere suburb of Houston. Topeka is genuinely missed as it is a superb community to raise a  More

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