2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Tracy, CA vs Palm Desert, CA

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Highlights
- Household income in Palm Desert, is 34% less than it is in Tracy and is 2% below the National Average.
- Tracy unemployment rate is 6.3%.
- Palm Desert unemployment rate is 6.0%.
 Tracy, CAPalm Desert, CAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate6.3%6.0%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth2.2%2.2%1.6%
 Future Job Growth42.5%37.9%33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.3%7.8%6.2%
 Income Taxes8.0%8.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$36,104$50,320$37,638
 Household Income$102,336$67,514$69,021
 Family Median Income$113,066$83,578$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Tracy, CAPalm Desert, CAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K4.3%11.8%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.3%3.8%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K4.1%8.0%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K3.4%9.0%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K4.8%8.0%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K5.0%5.7%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K8.0%8.3%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K15.9%10.5%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K25.0%14.6%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K14.4%8.9%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K12.6%11.5%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Tracy, CAPalm Desert, CAUnited States
 Management, business, finance12.8%19.7%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science7.1%2.8%6.5%
 Community, social services1.7%1.5%1.8%
 Legal0.9%1.5%1.2%
 Education, library4.7%6.0%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment1.6%4.4%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.5%6.4%6.2%
 Healthcare support2.8%3.2%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.2%1.5%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving5.0%9.6%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.7%4.3%3.6%
 Personal care1.5%3.2%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support23.3%25.7%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.7%0.2%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair12.0%5.4%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving15.4%4.7%13.1%
Reviews for Tracy    18 Reviews

Native born and raised in Tracy. I've seen it go from a small community of 12,000 to almost 100,000 in 50 years. The growth has not been for the better IMO. It has  More

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I was raised in Tracy and over the last 60+ years, it has gone from a small town of about 9,000 to almost 100,000. The changes have not all been good. It was a good  More

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I have been living here for 4 years and I can’t wait to move out of here. Tracy is a place very very very dusty.. it can be just one week and you have to wipe out  More

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Reviews for Palm Desert    14 Reviews

Over 3 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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