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Kailua (Hawaii County), HI vs San Luis Obispo, CA

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- Household income in San Luis Obispo, is 22% less than it is in Kailua (Hawaii County) and is 12% below the National Average.
- Kailua (Hawaii County) unemployment rate is 8.4%.
- San Luis Obispo unemployment rate is 5.5%.

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 Kailua (Hawaii County), HISan Luis Obispo, CAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate8.4%5.5%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth-0.9%1.3%1.6%
 Future Job Growth33.5%34.6%33.5%
 Sales Taxes4.3%7.8%6.2%
 Income Taxes8.3%8.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$40,595$39,464$37,638
 Household Income$79,331$61,862$69,021
 Family Median Income$85,659$106,936$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Kailua (Hawaii County), HISan Luis Obispo, CAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K7.3%13.8%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K1.7%6.6%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K6.0%7.9%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K6.2%6.5%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K8.8%8.0%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.5%6.3%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K10.1%7.8%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K14.6%9.3%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K18.3%14.6%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K9.2%6.5%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K10.2%12.7%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Kailua (Hawaii County), HISan Luis Obispo, CAUnited States
 Management, business, finance14.0%16.1%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science2.4%11.2%6.5%
 Community, social services1.5%2.0%1.8%
 Legal0.1%0.7%1.2%
 Education, library4.8%9.0%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment3.3%2.0%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology3.7%4.9%6.2%
 Healthcare support2.7%3.1%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.1%1.7%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving9.9%11.1%5.4%
 Building maintenance9.7%2.1%3.6%
 Personal care3.3%3.3%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support23.5%20.7%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry1.4%0.9%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair9.6%3.9%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving7.9%7.5%13.1%

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Reviews for Kailua (Hawaii County)    8 Reviews

The area is a bit overrated. The best location is on the beachfront. That is what the area is really known for. Going further away from the beach on streets like Oneawa  More

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Thank you Sperling's for these  More

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Over 15 years ago

I recently spent 2 years in Kona. I fell in love with it but its no place for working class people. The housing is so expensive that they had create a 60 mile (one  More

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Reviews for San Luis Obispo    21 Reviews

MY FIANCEE AND I ARE LOOKING TO MOVE TO SLO FOR RETIREMENT ( NEXT MONTH ) WE ARE BOTH ARTISTS AND HOPE OUR TALENT WILL HELP WITH COST OF LIVING IN SLO!!! ANY  More

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Over 9 years ago

In almost any season of the year in San Luis Obispo, you’ll find the sun shining and the temperature hitting around 70º at some point in the day. With the temperature  More

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San Luis Obispo and surrounding areas are beautiful, great weather, beaches, farms markets, a downtown area full of some of the best bars and restaurants, wine country,  More

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ZIPS IN KAILUA (HAWAII COUNTY), HAWAII
96740
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93405 93401

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