2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Visalia, CA vs Kent, WA

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Highlights
- Household income in Kent, is 15% more than it is in Visalia and is 13% above the National Average.
- Visalia unemployment rate is 6.7%.
- Kent unemployment rate is 7.3%.
 Visalia, CAKent, WAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate6.7%7.3%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth2.0%2.6%1.6%
 Future Job Growth31.9%37.1%33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.5%10.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes8.0%0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$30,349$35,983$37,638
 Household Income$69,252$79,781$69,021
 Family Median Income$77,576$88,949$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Visalia, CAKent, WAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K7.5%5.5%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.5%2.5%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K8.4%6.4%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K8.0%7.0%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K8.5%6.6%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.7%7.2%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K11.2%11.3%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K15.5%13.9%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K15.3%20.5%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K8.5%9.5%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K7.0%9.7%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Visalia, CAKent, WAUnited States
 Management, business, finance12.5%14.8%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science3.0%6.2%6.5%
 Community, social services2.8%1.0%1.8%
 Legal0.5%0.5%1.2%
 Education, library7.9%4.2%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment1.4%1.5%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.6%4.5%6.2%
 Healthcare support2.9%4.5%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.9%1.6%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving5.5%6.0%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.6%4.6%3.6%
 Personal care3.0%2.4%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support22.9%20.6%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry3.4%0.5%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair7.8%8.1%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving12.6%19.0%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 Kent    7 Reviews

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Western Washington has a moderate climate with summers that do not get too hot as a rule usually the upper 70's to low 80's for a couple months then dropping back to  More

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employment-housing-mass-transit, kent has it  More

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