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Thousand Oaks, CA vs Elk Grove, CA

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Highlights
- Household income in Elk Grove, is 6% less than it is in Thousand Oaks and is 35% above the National Average.
- Thousand Oaks unemployment rate is 4.9%.
- Elk Grove unemployment rate is 6.2%.
 Thousand Oaks, CAElk Grove, CAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate4.9%6.2%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth1.0%1.4%1.6%
 Future Job Growth28.4%37.3%33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.3%7.8%6.2%
 Income Taxes8.0%8.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$57,179$38,839$37,638
 Household Income$113,942$106,797$69,021
 Family Median Income$144,617$114,079$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Thousand Oaks, CAElk Grove, CAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K6.6%4.8%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.2%1.8%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K3.5%4.3%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K4.8%4.8%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K4.8%3.8%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K4.8%5.3%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K7.0%7.8%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K9.9%13.5%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K18.1%25.2%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K13.5%13.9%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K24.8%14.8%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Thousand Oaks, CAElk Grove, CAUnited States
 Management, business, finance23.4%17.9%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science8.2%10.3%6.5%
 Community, social services1.8%2.1%1.8%
 Legal1.9%1.0%1.2%
 Education, library5.4%5.7%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment3.8%1.5%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.2%8.2%6.2%
 Healthcare support2.3%4.2%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.8%2.5%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving6.5%5.1%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.1%2.7%3.6%
 Personal care3.1%3.1%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support21.9%21.0%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.1%0.2%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair4.9%4.5%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving6.6%10.0%13.1%
Reviews for Thousand Oaks    32 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

All you have to do is to check out the climate of Thousand Oaks on this site or on City-Data to see that the climate here in Thousand Oaks is perfect, if you don't like  More

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I've lived here my entire life, which I suppose isn't that long only 17 years. Its been a nice place to grow up, lots of opportunities and places to go as a kid. Park  More

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I have lived here over 10 years. I'm not sure what some of the reviewers are talking about, as it pertains to "nothing to do for kids" here. We have a fantastic Parks  More

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Reviews for Elk Grove    15 Reviews

I grew up in the area around Elk Grove and it was a very small rural town up to the year 2000. We moved to ELk grove in 2009 and commuted to work in Sacramento. At  More

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Elk Grove is a very diverse city. A long time ago it use to be very white. Now the white population is about 40%, then next majority race are Asian, then Hispanic,  More

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Over 10 years ago

Our neighborhood is o.k. but it is expensive to live here and the air is oppressive during the summer when it gets hot for a week or more. Days over 95 and nights of 75.  More

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