2024 Compare Cities Economy:
San Carlos, CA vs Houston, TX

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Highlights
- Household income in Houston, is 73% less than it is in San Carlos and is 23% below the National Average.
- San Carlos unemployment rate is 4.2%.
- Houston unemployment rate is 8.0%.
 San Carlos, CAHouston, TXUnited States
 Unemployment Rate4.2%8.0%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth1.3%3.2%1.6%
 Future Job Growth36.6%30.9%33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.8%8.3%6.2%
 Income Taxes8.0%0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$104,853$35,578$37,638
 Household Income$204,570$56,019$69,021
 Family Median Income$250,001$63,946$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 San Carlos, CAHouston, TXUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K2.7%11.9%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K1.1%4.6%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K2.0%10.1%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K1.8%9.6%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K2.2%8.7%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K3.0%7.9%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K4.3%9.3%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K6.6%10.7%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K14.9%12.1%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K10.6%5.7%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K50.9%9.2%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 San Carlos, CAHouston, TXUnited States
 Management, business, finance33.3%15.7%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science17.2%7.1%6.5%
 Community, social services1.3%1.2%1.8%
 Legal3.0%1.6%1.2%
 Education, library5.3%5.4%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment2.8%1.7%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.9%5.1%6.2%
 Healthcare support1.8%2.8%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.2%1.8%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving2.5%5.9%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.4%5.1%3.6%
 Personal care2.6%2.3%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support14.0%19.6%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.3%0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair3.3%11.9%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving4.0%12.6%13.1%
Reviews for San Carlos    1 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

I have lived in San Carlos for over 15 years and absolutely love it! There is a great mix of age groups and it is becoming more ethnically diverse. Kids play on my  More

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Reviews for Houston    371 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I moved to Houston from the San Francisco Bay area in 1991 after college but I have always had family here. Houston is not what you think of when you think of Texas  More

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Over 2 years ago

There's definitely lots of jobs/economic opportunity. It's quite racially diverse if that's your thing. Houston has awful urban sprawl. Expect awful traffic. Hot as hell  More

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Over 2 years ago

There's definitely lots of jobs/economic opportunity. It's quite racially diverse if that's your thing. Houston has awful urban sprawl. Expect awful traffic. Hot as hell  More

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