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Twentynine Palms, CA vs Phoenix, AZ

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- Household income in Phoenix, is 38% more than it is in Twentynine Palms and is 6% below the National Average.
- Twentynine Palms unemployment rate is 9.0%.
- Phoenix unemployment rate is 6.6%.
 Twentynine Palms, CAPhoenix, AZUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock6.6%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock3.3%1.6%
 Future Job Growth35.8%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock3.4%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$23,325  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$64,927$69,021
 Family Median Income$47,152  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Twentynine Palms, CAPhoenix, AZUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock8.4%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K4.3%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock8.3%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K15.8%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock9.2%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K9.1%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock10.1%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K13.7%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock15.3%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K3.6%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock8.0%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Twentynine Palms, CAPhoenix, AZUnited States
 Management, business, finance11.4%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock6.2%6.5%
 Community, social services4.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.2%1.2%
 Education, library7.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.1%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology3.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock3.0%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.4%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock5.6%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.9%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.4%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support21.3%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.3%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair9.5%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock12.2%13.1%
Reviews for Twentynine Palms    7 Reviews

Twentynine Palms is a really nice, i have a beautiful house... In 5 years, i almost never see anyone outside.. It is very creepy! No one says hi, or waves if you do  More

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Over 8 years ago

Housing is super cheap here. So we are mortgage free. Weather is hot and dry. Good to dry up inflammations. Las Vegas and Palm Springs are much hotter. 29Palms is a  More

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I work on the USMC base as a contractor and rent a house with my fiance. We live in a nice area of town, but the rent is $1550/mon, which by California standards is  More

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Reviews for Phoenix    449 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

As someone that has worked in Phoenix for close to 20 years now. There is great areas to eat at, great opportunities for premium small businesses to set up shop and even  More

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Over 1 years ago

Phoenix is a city of potential and definitely has a bad reputation that is not completely deserved all throughout the city itself. There is tons of things to do, places  More

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Phoenix has tons of the best places to shop and eat at bar none due to it being the big city. Downtown is definitely underrated. There also is some nice new developments  More

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