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South Gate, CA vs Paramount, CA

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- Household income in Paramount, is 1% more than it is in South Gate and is 14% below the National Average.
- South Gate unemployment rate is 13.0%.
- Paramount unemployment rate is 13.4%.
 South Gate, CAParamount, CAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock13.4%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.7%1.6%
 Future Job Growth32.2%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes10.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock8.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$20,278  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$60,456$69,021
 Family Median Income$60,415  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 South Gate, CAParamount, CAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock8.3%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.8%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock7.6%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K9.3%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock9.5%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K10.2%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock12.0%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K15.0%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock15.3%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K5.7%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock2.6%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 South Gate, CAParamount, CAUnited States
 Management, business, finance8.1%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock2.1%6.5%
 Community, social services1.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.3%1.2%
 Education, library4.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.4%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology2.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock5.6%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.5%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock5.4%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.9%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.8%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support23.9%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.5%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair10.1%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock23.0%13.1%
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Reviews for Paramount    2 Reviews

The good thing about paramount is that its 30 min from la, 30 min from orange county, long beach,  More

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Over 18 years ago

This city has been cleaned up from years of blue collar work force and crime. Like any other LA suburbs, it has it's negatives but for the most part, it is a pleasant  More

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