| ECONOMY | Kirkland | Soquel | United States |
| Unemployment Rate | 7.60% | 10.60% | 8.60% |
| Recent Job Growth | 0.05% | 3.22% | 0.35% |
| Future Job Growth | 32.50% | 35.84% | 32.10% |
| Sales Taxes | 8.90% | 8.00% | 5.00% |
| Income Taxes | 0.00% | 4.00% | 4.70% |
| Income per Cap. | $44,946 | $38,526 | $26,154 |
| Household Income | $70,562 | $70,142 | $50,935 |
| ESTIMATED HOUSEHOLDS BY HOUSEHOLD INCOME | | | |
| Income Less Than 15K | 5.91% | 8.60% | 12.37% |
| Income between 15K and 25K | 4.85% | 6.98% | 10.53% |
| Income between 25K and 35K | 7.18% | 8.03% | 10.88% |
| Income between 35K and 50K | 13.07% | 11.60% | 15.37% |
| Income between 50K and 75K | 22.39% | 18.71% | 20.14% |
| Income between 75K and 100K | 16.31% | 14.58% | 12.41% |
| Income between 100K and 150K | 17.52% | 16.58% | 11.27% |
| Income between 150K and 250K | 8.80% | 10.65% | 5.01% |
| Income between 250K and 500K | 3.65% | 3.88% | 1.86% |
| Income greater than 500K | 0.32% | 0.41% | 0.16% |
| POPULATION BY OCCUPATION | | | |
| Management, Business, and Financial Operations | 23.52% | 20.02% | 14.04% |
| Professional and Related Occupations | 26.78% | 28.53% | 20.61% |
| Service | 9.50% | 11.53% | 14.45% |
| Sales and Office | 27.42% | 24.87% | 26.75% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry | 0.02% | 0.41% | 0.70% |
| Construction, Extraction, and Maintenance | 6.76% | 7.15% | 9.42% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving | 5.99% | 7.48% | 14.05% |