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Tehachapi, CA vs Tampa, FL

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- Household income in Tampa, is 10% more than it is in Tehachapi and is 15% below the National Average.
- Tehachapi unemployment rate is 11.1%.
- Tampa unemployment rate is 5.0%.
 Tehachapi, CATampa, FLUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock5.0%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock2.3%1.6%
 Future Job Growth19.6%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$21,105  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$59,893$69,021
 Family Median Income$76,985  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Tehachapi, CATampa, FLUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock13.0%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.1%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock8.6%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K12.1%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock7.8%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K4.6%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock8.5%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K11.3%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock13.3%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K8.1%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock11.1%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Tehachapi, CATampa, FLUnited States
 Management, business, finance10.9%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock6.5%6.5%
 Community, social services0.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock2.7%1.2%
 Education, library14.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.3%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology1.9%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock2.2%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement10.7%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock6.5%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.1%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.7%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support10.9%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.3%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair14.3%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock9.6%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 Tampa    162 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

The people in Tampa are fantastic but the city is a total bore. All events are always in South Tampa and never elsewhere, ie, North Tampa. The north end never  More

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Over 3 years ago

I've lived in small towns before and now for the past 25 years in this large metropolis. It's a very nice city. Lots of jobs, shopping restaurants, churches, Busch  More

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This is my favorite city that I have ever lived in. I am reading all of these terrible reviews for Tampa, but then when I read what people are writing, they are actually  More

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