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Santa Monica, CA vs Oxnard, CA

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- Household income in Oxnard, is 17% less than it is in Santa Monica and is 17% above the National Average.
- Santa Monica unemployment rate is 7.9%.
- Oxnard unemployment rate is 7.6%.

Economy
 Santa Monica, CAOxnard, CAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate7.9%7.6%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth0.7%1.0%1.6%
 Future Job Growth33.0%27.2%33.5%
 Sales Taxes10.3%7.8%6.2%
 Income Taxes8.0%8.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$80,830$26,424$37,638
 Household Income$99,847$83,180$69,021
 Family Median Income$137,253$81,778$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Santa Monica, CAOxnard, CAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K11.6%4.2%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.7%1.9%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K5.6%7.3%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K5.5%7.7%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K4.5%9.0%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K3.7%6.1%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K7.4%8.6%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K9.1%16.2%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K14.8%21.1%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K11.6%9.4%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K23.6%8.5%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Santa Monica, CAOxnard, CAUnited States
 Management, business, finance30.6%9.3%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science10.5%4.0%6.5%
 Community, social services1.6%1.4%1.8%
 Legal4.2%0.4%1.2%
 Education, library5.8%3.1%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment10.3%1.2%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.3%2.9%6.2%
 Healthcare support1.6%4.0%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.6%1.4%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving3.3%5.6%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.2%6.8%3.6%
 Personal care2.6%2.5%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support15.6%19.0%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.3%11.6%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair2.5%9.2%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving3.1%17.5%13.1%

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Reviews for Santa Monica    24 Reviews

I moved here to Santa Monica over 10 years ago from Oklahoma City. I was surprised to see that Oklahoma City was ranked higher than Santa Monica on best places. I  More

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I've lived in Santa Monica for over 30 years. It's a Mediterranean climate--sunny and temperate when the rest of the country is under snow! I am walking distance to  More

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I have lived in this city for 4 decades, and it is never been worse than it is now. It is a dangerous disgusting hell hole. Between the crime, the homeless that are not  More

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Reviews for Oxnard    28 Reviews

Hey folks, it’s Bob, back with an update since my review 3 years ago. I’m finally leaving CA , but I thought it would be nice to give an update and review some  More

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Over 8 years ago

But Oxnard takes the cake hands down. In reply to BOB. A real person living there in Oxnard. My reply to you is I hear you there. The one thing you didn't mention (  More

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1 Jan 95 LA Times interview / witness Andy Medvigy (Convicted 911 Bluebell St felony ARSON, felony BURGLARY Stephen Andrew Medvigy, aka Thermopolis, WY FIREMAN  More

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ZIPS IN SANTA MONICA, CALIFORNIA
90405 90403 90404 90402 90401
ZIPS IN OXNARD, CALIFORNIA
93033 93030 93036 93035

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