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South El Monte, CA vs Covina, CA

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- Household income in Covina, is 35% more than it is in South El Monte and is 15% above the National Average.
- South El Monte unemployment rate is 10.9%.
- Covina unemployment rate is 11.8%.
 South El Monte, CACovina, CAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock11.8%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.7%1.6%
 Future Job Growth33.7%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes9.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock8.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$20,353  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$81,570$69,021
 Family Median Income$56,014  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 South El Monte, CACovina, CAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock6.6%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K6.1%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock5.7%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K11.1%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock6.7%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K4.4%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock10.5%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K12.8%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock19.0%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K6.3%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock8.2%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 South El Monte, CACovina, CAUnited States
 Management, business, finance10.0%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock4.2%6.5%
 Community, social services2.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.5%1.2%
 Education, library3.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.7%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology2.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock5.0%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.9%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock6.7%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.0%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.5%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support24.0%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.4%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair10.6%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock13.2%13.1%
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Reviews for Covina    2 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

My family and I love the weather here in Covina. When it's stormy it passes quickly and when it's too hot it's always a few degrees cooler then surrounding  More

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Over 18 years ago

this is a great city. Close to  More

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