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Tacoma, WA vs South Lake Tahoe, CA

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Highlights
- Household income in South Lake Tahoe, is 17% less than it is in Tacoma and is 19% below the National Average.
- Tacoma unemployment rate is 7.3%.
- South Lake Tahoe unemployment rate is 6.3%.

Economy
 Tacoma, WASouth Lake Tahoe, CAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate7.3%6.3%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth1.8%1.7%1.6%
 Future Job Growth39.9%34.3%33.5%
 Sales Taxes10.1%7.8%6.2%
 Income Taxes0.0%8.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$37,263$39,807$37,638
 Household Income$69,956$57,976$69,021
 Family Median Income$87,128$79,047$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Tacoma, WASouth Lake Tahoe, CAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K8.9%10.1%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.3%6.1%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K6.9%9.8%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K6.9%8.8%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K7.9%7.2%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.7%8.8%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K10.7%9.7%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K13.5%9.7%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K18.2%16.2%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K8.3%6.5%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K6.6%7.1%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Tacoma, WASouth Lake Tahoe, CAUnited States
 Management, business, finance14.3%10.5%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science5.3%3.9%6.5%
 Community, social services2.7%0.8%1.8%
 Legal1.3%0.2%1.2%
 Education, library6.5%3.0%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment1.6%3.2%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.1%4.9%6.2%
 Healthcare support4.5%3.0%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.1%1.8%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving5.5%13.2%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.4%6.5%3.6%
 Personal care2.9%6.1%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support19.8%23.0%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.4%0.9%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair8.9%8.2%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving14.7%10.9%13.1%

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Reviews for Tacoma    40 Reviews

I've lived in Tacoma for 3.5 years and love it! It's not a perfect city, nowhere is perfect and Tacoma does have its' share of problems, but overall have found T-Town  More

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Over 3 years ago

We LOVE tacoma. Grew up in Seattle, and tacoma is so much better! Easy access to the water, hiking, and Mt Rainier and the Olympics. We love the coffee shops and  More

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Over 4 years ago

Having lived over half my life here I can tell you real friends are few and far between. You will go through many and only have a handful who stick with you. Your  More

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Reviews for South Lake Tahoe    10 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Pretty boring town. Very run down and seedy too. Lake is nothing special either. I much prefer the Pacific coast or even the Atlantic coast or great  More

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Seriously I don't get what the big deal about this dump is everything is grossly overpriced scenery is boring and not at all interesting very boring nothing to do very  More

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Over 4 years ago

Beautiful place to live. This site has most of the details wrong, has somehow lumped it together with Sacramento. Elevation is 6250 feet at the lake. Weather is cold in  More

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ZIPS IN TACOMA, WASHINGTON
98404, 98409, 98405, 98406, 98407, 98422, 98408, 98418, 98403, 98465, 13 total
ZIPS IN SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, CALIFORNIA
96150

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