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Summerlin South, NV vs Palm Desert, CA

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- Household income in Palm Desert, is 35% less than it is in Summerlin South and is 2% below the National Average.
- Summerlin South unemployment rate is 8.8%.
- Palm Desert unemployment rate is 6.0%.
 Summerlin South, NVPalm Desert, CAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock6.0%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock2.2%1.6%
 Future Job Growth40.3%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock8.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$68,564  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$67,514$69,021
 Family Median Income$123,750  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Summerlin South, NVPalm Desert, CAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock11.8%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.1%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock8.0%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K5.5%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock8.0%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K4.4%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock8.3%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K13.7%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock14.6%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K11.2%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock11.5%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Summerlin South, NVPalm Desert, CAUnited States
 Management, business, finance26.8%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock2.8%6.5%
 Community, social services0.3%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.5%1.2%
 Education, library4.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock4.4%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology9.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock3.2%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.2%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock9.6%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.9%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock3.2%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support21.1%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair3.9%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock4.7%13.1%
Reviews for Summerlin South    2 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

This place is incredible. Clean, modern and only trending up. Cooler than most of Las Vegas. They take care of this area and it has everything you could want. More  More

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Over 14 years ago

Las Vegas has great weather 9 months a year,great p;ace for retirement.No state income taxes.Plenty to do here. I was born and raised near Pittsburg,Pa.,went to school  More

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Reviews for Palm Desert    14 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Palm Desert, CA is full of rude people. One woman in a long sleeved pink shirt is being extremely rude and mocking people for no reason at a neighborhood Walmart in Palm  More

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Palm Desert is clean, upscale and beautiful. The views of the Santa Rosa Mountains bright blue sky and green expanses of golf course fairways, swimming pools and  More

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I made the mistake of moving here after a short vacation to be closer to family. Biggest mistake of my life! This is not the place to live if health is important to you.  More

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