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Spanaway, WA vs Duarte, CA

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- Household income in Duarte, is 7% more than it is in Spanaway and is 21% above the National Average.
- Spanaway unemployment rate is 6.8%.
- Duarte unemployment rate is 10.9%.
 Spanaway, WADuarte, CAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock10.9%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.7%1.6%
 Future Job Growth41.3%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes9.9%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock8.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$29,919  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$86,903$69,021
 Family Median Income$84,326  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Spanaway, WADuarte, CAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock10.7%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.7%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock5.8%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K6.5%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock6.9%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.0%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock9.9%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K19.8%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock20.9%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K7.8%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock7.9%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Spanaway, WADuarte, CAUnited States
 Management, business, finance10.5%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock5.1%6.5%
 Community, social services2.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.8%1.2%
 Education, library3.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.5%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology4.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock5.2%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement3.0%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock5.1%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.2%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock3.0%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support22.7%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair13.2%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock15.5%13.1%
Reviews for Spanaway    6 Reviews

I have been living in Spanaway since 1973 ... over the years I’ve seen its ups and downs ... and lately its been down. This is due, in large part, to the immigrants from  More

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I picked up my daughter from SeaTac last night around midnight and mentally prepared to make our way south through the detours of the train derailment in Dupont. We  More

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One of the most beautiful places to live. However, it is very far away from my family and it does not get hot enough for me in the summer. The rain and winter darkness  More

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Reviews for Duarte    5 Reviews

For some reason Duarte gets a bad rap for being gang infested etc. I was born and raised here and I have always felt safe. There are bad apples in every city but Duarte  More

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Over 15 years ago

Been living here for over 40 years and gang members took over, many shootings and crime makes you not want to leave your home. City has 3 police patrol cars and they  More

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Over 18 years ago

We lived in Duarte for around 3 years in the late 90's. It was nice because of the jogging paths and trails for horses. It's a very quiet community, has a few nice  More

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