2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Des Moines, WA vs Seaside, CA

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Highlights
- Household income in Seaside, is 1% more than it is in Des Moines and is 7% above the National Average.
- Des Moines unemployment rate is 7.4%.
- Seaside unemployment rate is 4.2%.
 Des Moines, WASeaside, CAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate7.4%4.2%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth2.6%1.8%1.6%
 Future Job Growth35.8%30.8%33.5%
 Sales Taxes10.0%9.3%6.2%
 Income Taxes0.0%8.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$38,185$29,506$37,638
 Household Income$73,131$74,140$69,021
 Family Median Income$83,985$78,855$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Des Moines, WASeaside, CAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K3.0%5.8%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K1.5%2.6%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K7.5%9.5%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K10.9%8.9%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K8.4%8.3%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.9%6.4%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K11.4%9.1%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K13.0%14.3%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K20.8%20.2%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K9.7%7.7%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K5.9%7.3%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Des Moines, WASeaside, CAUnited States
 Management, business, finance14.6%10.3%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science6.7%4.3%6.5%
 Community, social services1.6%1.2%1.8%
 Legal2.0%0.3%1.2%
 Education, library4.1%5.9%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment1.7%1.9%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology3.4%3.8%6.2%
 Healthcare support3.3%4.3%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.5%2.0%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving5.7%14.4%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.3%12.2%3.6%
 Personal care5.5%3.4%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support18.7%18.0%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.2%1.7%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair9.3%7.7%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving16.4%8.6%13.1%
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Reviews for Seaside    4 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I’ve lived in Seaside for the past 20 years and I love it. I’m a fourth generation Monterey Bay family. Seaside hands down has the best views in the Monterey Bay. It’s a  More

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Over 14 years ago

Housing in Seaside is more affordable than it was, mainly due to the bursting of the housing bubble. There are still problems, though, mainly because of the huge number  More

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Over 18 years ago

unless you went to grad school, or are already rich, don't expect to be able to get a nice house here. You'll be house-poor(not able to afford anything outside of your  More

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