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Urbandale, IA vs Woodland, CA

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Highlights
- Household income in Woodland, is 22% less than it is in Urbandale and is 12% above the National Average.
- Urbandale unemployment rate is 2.9%.
- Woodland unemployment rate is 8.3%.
 Urbandale, IAWoodland, CAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock8.3%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.9%1.6%
 Future Job Growth28.5%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock8.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$46,119  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$78,279$69,021
 Family Median Income$122,790  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Urbandale, IAWoodland, CAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock6.5%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K1.6%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock6.9%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K4.9%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock5.5%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K5.1%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock9.7%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K12.7%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock19.0%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K11.0%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock8.1%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Urbandale, IAWoodland, CAUnited States
 Management, business, finance25.9%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock4.8%6.5%
 Community, social services2.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.5%1.2%
 Education, library5.4%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.4%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.9%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock4.5%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.9%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock5.9%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.9%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock3.3%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support22.3%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock3.2%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair4.2%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock15.1%13.1%
Reviews for Urbandale    1 Reviews

I have lived in Urbandale for 10 years and I love it here. Urbandale is a great suburb to the capital city Des Moines. We are on the city border to Des Moines, Waukee,  More

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Reviews for Woodland    4 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

I am pretty unhappy about the water quality in Woodland. I have always drank bottled water, it is just what I was raised on. I have wanted to drink tap water to save the  More

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Over 15 years ago

Affordable, with good schools. Negative: hottest part of los angeles  More

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Over 19 years ago

Small town slowly  More

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