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Tehachapi, CA vs American Falls, ID

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- Household income in American Falls, is 5% less than it is in Tehachapi and is 33% below the National Average.
- Tehachapi unemployment rate is 11.1%.
- American Falls unemployment rate is 4.1%.
 Tehachapi, CAAmerican Falls, IDUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock4.1%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.9%1.6%
 Future Job Growth19.6%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock6.9%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$21,105  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$51,808$69,021
 Family Median Income$76,985  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Tehachapi, CAAmerican Falls, IDUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock1.7%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.1%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock11.4%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K12.1%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock17.2%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K4.6%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock10.0%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K11.3%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock10.7%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K8.1%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock0.0%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Tehachapi, CAAmerican Falls, IDUnited States
 Management, business, finance10.9%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock2.0%6.5%
 Community, social services0.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.9%1.2%
 Education, library14.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.2%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology1.9%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock4.4%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement10.7%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock5.5%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.1%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock4.0%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support10.9%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock4.9%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair14.3%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock23.5%13.1%
Reviews for Tehachapi    8 Reviews

We moved out of the Los Angeles/Orange County area to escape the traffic. When we moved to Bear Valley Springs (about 15 miles outside of Tehachapi) there was literally  More

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Over 7 years ago

I lived here for over 18 years before moving away and still don't miss this town. This town is great for the elderly and young families but not great for teens and young  More

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Tehachapi is a Mountain Community in the southern part of the Sierra Nevada between the Central Valley (Bakersfield) and the Antelope Valley (Mojave, Palmdale,  More

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Reviews for American Falls    1 Reviews

I have lived in AF from the fifth grade, and I am now 67. I have always found AF to be an enjoyable place to live. It has all the small town attributes that remind a  More

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