2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Visalia, CA vs Des Moines, IA

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- Household income in Des Moines, is 16% less than it is in Visalia and is 18% below the National Average.
- Visalia unemployment rate is 6.7%.
- Des Moines unemployment rate is 5.9%.
 Visalia, CADes Moines, IAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate6.7%5.9%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth2.0%2.7%1.6%
 Future Job Growth31.9%37.4%33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.5%6.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes8.0%7.4%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$30,349$31,276$37,638
 Household Income$69,252$58,444$69,021
 Family Median Income$77,576$69,816$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Visalia, CADes Moines, IAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K7.5%10.0%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.5%4.7%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K8.4%8.5%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K8.0%10.2%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K8.5%9.7%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.7%8.2%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K11.2%11.9%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K15.5%14.3%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K15.3%13.6%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K8.5%4.9%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K7.0%4.0%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Visalia, CADes Moines, IAUnited States
 Management, business, finance12.5%14.3%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science3.0%6.4%6.5%
 Community, social services2.8%1.6%1.8%
 Legal0.5%1.2%1.2%
 Education, library7.9%4.2%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment1.4%2.0%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.6%4.8%6.2%
 Healthcare support2.9%3.2%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.9%1.5%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving5.5%6.6%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.6%4.5%3.6%
 Personal care3.0%3.6%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support22.9%21.7%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry3.4%0.3%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair7.8%8.0%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving12.6%16.1%13.1%
Reviews for Visalia    27 Reviews

I've lived in the city of Visalia for 3 years now. Relocated to accommodate a territory sales job. If I were allowed, I'd go w. a 3 1/2 Star rating. If not for the  More

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Quite possibly the most miserable city/town I have lived in. Why?: * Air quality is toxic and dangerous from a combination of intensive agricultural farming and diesel  More

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So Visalia's NE, NW, SW, and Downtown are nice areas. The worst part of town is north of Houston between Dinuba BLVD and Ben Maddox. Here you will see lots of  More

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Reviews for Des Moines    53 Reviews

Des Moines is a ok and pretty quiet place but as a teen it could be dramatic because Des Moines do have is fair or violents places to avoid in Des Moines would be the  More

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Dude · 
Over 4 years ago

This city is violent, there are too many gangs especially on the north  More

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Over 5 years ago

Good for the old that like slow pace and cheap buffets. Also good for non-descript mid-westerners that don't like a lot of action. No nightlife or mountains to hike  More

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