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Vacaville, CA vs Hesperia, CA

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- Household income in Hesperia, is 40% less than it is in Vacaville and is 18% below the National Average.
- Vacaville unemployment rate is 6.4%.
- Hesperia unemployment rate is 10.9%.
 Vacaville, CAHesperia, CAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock10.9%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock2.3%1.6%
 Future Job Growth34.9%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.1%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock8.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$40,209  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$58,578$69,021
 Family Median Income$109,279  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Vacaville, CAHesperia, CAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock11.0%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K1.4%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock10.7%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K5.6%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock8.7%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K5.4%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock9.6%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K14.7%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock17.1%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K13.4%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock3.5%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Vacaville, CAHesperia, CAUnited States
 Management, business, finance12.9%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock2.7%6.5%
 Community, social services1.8%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.2%1.2%
 Education, library4.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock0.6%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology7.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock4.0%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement4.5%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock7.1%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.7%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.9%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support22.6%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair11.5%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock22.3%13.1%
Reviews for Vacaville    10 Reviews

I am a former Bay Area resident who moved to Vacaville to escape the ridiculous cost of living in the Bay. Now, if you are coming from the Bay, this place can seem more  More

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Over 7 years ago

It’s not a bad or dangerous place to live but I believe it doesn’t deserve the 5 stars most people are giving it. I have no idea where these people lived before moving  More

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If you enjoy a sophisticated urban environment, if you're single, if you're highly educated and appreciate access to continuing higher education at the post-graduate  More

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Reviews for Hesperia    4 Reviews

I’ve lived here on and off, most of my life. Grew up up in Hesperia, left for college and now am raising my kids here to be close to family. While the weather is nice  More

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Over 9 years ago

I love Hesperia is very peaceful I move to Hesperia because I was tired of the city traffic, noise and just the running around and having no time for anything. If you  More

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I've lived in Hesperia for 1 year and moved from Riverside (down the hill). Big mistake. Since then, I've needed emergency services at the hospital. My health  More

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