2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Castro Valley, CA vs Benicia, CA

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- Household income in Benicia, is 5% less than it is in Castro Valley and is 42% above the National Average.
- Castro Valley unemployment rate is 6.5%.
- Benicia unemployment rate is 5.5%.
 Castro Valley, CABenicia, CAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate6.5%5.5%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth1.4%0.9%1.6%
 Future Job Growth36.8%32.3%33.5%
 Sales Taxes9.3%8.4%6.2%
 Income Taxes8.0%8.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$52,413$56,846$37,638
 Household Income$124,203$118,433$69,021
 Family Median Income$144,939$138,191$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Castro Valley, CABenicia, CAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K5.1%3.9%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K1.5%3.0%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K4.0%5.2%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K3.7%3.8%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K3.9%4.9%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K4.2%5.8%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K7.4%4.7%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K9.9%11.2%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K19.2%22.0%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K15.9%14.3%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K25.2%21.2%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Castro Valley, CABenicia, CAUnited States
 Management, business, finance21.9%22.6%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science10.1%7.8%6.5%
 Community, social services2.5%1.8%1.8%
 Legal1.0%1.6%1.2%
 Education, library6.6%7.1%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment2.6%2.4%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.2%6.7%6.2%
 Healthcare support3.7%2.5%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.8%1.9%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving3.7%3.6%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.4%1.6%3.6%
 Personal care2.6%2.5%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support18.6%22.4%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.1%0.2%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair6.6%5.8%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving10.5%9.5%13.1%
Reviews for Castro Valley    7 Reviews

CURMUDGEON - THANK YOU for your post. The most important part of your comment is your second paragraph. "Hodge-Podge" is the correct word for a lot of Castro  More

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Over 10 years ago

Kind of rural but close to Oakland and San  More

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Castro Valley is the largest unincorporated "city" in the Bay Area. Over the years, several attempts have been made to incorporate, but they have all been defeated at  More

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Reviews for Benicia    5 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

Formerly an out of the way set of signs on the freeways noticed on the way out of town, with a reputation for refineries, Benicia has transformed over the years into a  More

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i've lived lots of places and benicia is by far the worst. th kist here (12-20) are jerks, they jump infront of cars, run around the stores like crazy people and are  More

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I'm a Californian who doesn't like cars, traffic or driving. That's why I moved to Benicia, so I could walk to work if I wanted. After work, I really don't need a car  More

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