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Goleta, CA vs San Buenaventura (Ventura), CA

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Highlights
- Household income in San Buenaventura (Ventura), is 17% less than it is in Goleta and is 20% above the National Average.
- Goleta unemployment rate is 3.9%.
- San Buenaventura (Ventura) unemployment rate is 6.0%.

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 Goleta, CASan Buenaventura (Ventura), CAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate3.9%6.0%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth0.8%1.0%1.6%
 Future Job Growth27.7%28.6%33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.8%7.8%6.2%
 Income Taxes8.0%8.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$44,410$42,501$37,638
 Household Income$104,830$86,718$69,021
 Family Median Income$121,233$100,011$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Goleta, CASan Buenaventura (Ventura), CAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K7.1%7.4%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K1.5%2.7%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K2.6%5.0%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K4.0%7.0%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K5.5%5.9%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K5.7%5.6%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K9.4%9.9%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K11.7%14.0%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K22.6%19.6%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K13.4%11.2%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K16.6%11.7%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Goleta, CASan Buenaventura (Ventura), CAUnited States
 Management, business, finance17.6%16.5%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science12.3%8.0%6.5%
 Community, social services1.6%2.5%1.8%
 Legal0.5%1.8%1.2%
 Education, library10.5%7.5%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment2.4%2.7%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.8%5.9%6.2%
 Healthcare support4.4%3.5%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.8%2.8%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving6.4%6.5%5.4%
 Building maintenance5.1%3.4%3.6%
 Personal care2.3%2.7%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support16.8%20.2%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.8%0.9%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair5.3%7.3%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving7.4%8.0%13.1%

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Reviews for Goleta    2 Reviews

Lived in this area 2014-now (2022), Goleta for 4 years of that. Pros: *The climate is unbeatable, unless you enjoy being overly hot or cold, or snow sports which  More

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I live in Goleta and work part-time in Santa Barbara. I am semi-retired and have a decent income. Making wise choices of where to spend my income has always been  More

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Reviews for San Buenaventura (Ventura)    28 Reviews

I have lived in Ventura for over 20 years, worked for over 30. While this was a nice town it has essentially turned into a worse place than LA, with a huge amount of  More

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Over 3 years ago

I have lived here my entire life of 43 years. Ventura used to be very nice in the 80s and 90s, now it is an extension of Los Angeles in the worst way. Super overpriced  More

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I have lived in Ventura County since 2006 and that includes Port Hueneme, Oxnard, Camarillo, and Ventura. This city has a lot of friendly, down to earth people that seem  More

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