2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Lompoc, CA vs Colorado Springs, CO

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Highlights
- Household income in Colorado Springs, is 19% more than it is in Lompoc and is 4% above the National Average.
- Lompoc unemployment rate is 9.2%.
- Colorado Springs unemployment rate is 6.8%.
 Lompoc, CAColorado Springs, COUnited States
 Unemployment Rate9.2%6.8%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth0.8%4.1%1.6%
 Future Job Growth22.3%48.4%33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.8%8.3%6.2%
 Income Taxes8.0%4.6%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$24,419$37,979$37,638
 Household Income$60,234$71,957$69,021
 Family Median Income$68,059$86,333$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Lompoc, CAColorado Springs, COUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K12.9%7.9%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.6%3.2%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K8.3%6.9%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K9.5%8.1%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K8.8%8.0%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.7%7.8%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K10.7%10.3%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K14.8%14.2%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K15.9%17.3%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K4.5%8.5%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K4.2%7.9%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Lompoc, CAColorado Springs, COUnited States
 Management, business, finance9.3%16.8%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science3.2%8.5%6.5%
 Community, social services2.0%2.2%1.8%
 Legal0.2%0.9%1.2%
 Education, library4.7%6.5%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment0.9%2.5%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology3.4%6.9%6.2%
 Healthcare support5.3%3.5%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement3.2%2.2%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving7.6%5.9%5.4%
 Building maintenance11.3%3.4%3.6%
 Personal care2.8%2.7%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support19.8%20.7%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry4.1%0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair8.2%7.7%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving14.1%9.4%13.1%
Reviews for Lompoc    27 Reviews

I grew up as a child in Lompoc in the 1960's. It was small town of about 18k with crime and shootings virtually unheard of. Dad sold his home on Third Street in 1995  More

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I lived in this town for 7 years. It's a horrible trap! Over 1/3 of the town is on probation, Close to half of the town addicted to Meth, Heroin of Crack Cocaine (yes  More

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Moved here from Philly two years ago and have no regrets. You do not need air conditioning, the weather very rarely is warmer than 75 degrees. You can easily find a nice  More

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Reviews for Colorado Springs    199 Reviews

I grew up in Colorado Springs, left for the military, and moved back in 2008. It is not the same place I grew up in or what it was 15 years ago. High crime,  More

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Moved here from san diego. All expenses went up with exception to gas. San diego may not have an affordable housing market, but with all others equal san diego is still  More

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Moved here in the summer from one of the hottest places on earth and my quality of life has gone up dramatically. I can walk outside, there are enormous mountains to  More

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