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Topeka, KS vs Garden Grove, CA

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- Household income in Garden Grove, is 53% more than it is in Topeka and is 12% above the National Average.
- Topeka unemployment rate is 3.9%.
- Garden Grove unemployment rate is 7.9%.
 Topeka, KSGarden Grove, CAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock7.9%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.6%1.6%
 Future Job Growth23.9%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes9.2%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock8.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$29,755  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$78,046$69,021
 Family Median Income$68,331  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Topeka, KSGarden Grove, CAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock8.6%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K5.4%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock7.2%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K10.1%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock5.9%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.6%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock9.6%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K11.3%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock18.8%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K3.8%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock8.7%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Topeka, KSGarden Grove, CAUnited States
 Management, business, finance12.5%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock6.4%6.5%
 Community, social services2.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.5%1.2%
 Education, library6.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.9%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology7.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock4.2%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.4%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock6.4%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.7%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock4.7%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support21.1%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.5%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair7.8%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock17.8%13.1%
Reviews for Topeka    28 Reviews

Loretta Lynn says that in  More

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I live in Topeka this town is awful A lot of crime has been happening here. I don't suggest moving here. This town is also dying out it's mostly old people, meth  More

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Over 7 years ago

I lived in Topeka most of my life until moving to Katy, Texas...which is a premiere suburb of Houston. Topeka is genuinely missed as it is a superb community to raise a  More

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Reviews for Garden Grove    10 Reviews

I've lived here for over 20 years. City hasn't changed much. Being in the SoCal area, there's plenty of stuff to do around here. Like with all of SoCal, population has  More

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Over 8 years ago

So safe and boring that the police here rarely have anything better to do. At one time, I rented a room in another person's home and decided to put some aluminum foil  More

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Over 13 years ago

This is a very informative  More

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