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Appleton, WI vs Nipomo, CA

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- Household income in Nipomo, is 29% more than it is in Appleton and is 22% above the National Average.
- Appleton unemployment rate is 4.0%.
- Nipomo unemployment rate is 5.8%.
 Appleton, WINipomo, CAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock5.8%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.3%1.6%
 Future Job Growth34.5%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes5.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock8.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$41,416  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$88,525$69,021
 Family Median Income$84,612  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Appleton, WINipomo, CAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock5.3%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.9%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock6.3%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K8.2%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock9.3%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K9.0%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock9.2%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K14.2%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock20.8%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K6.2%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock9.2%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Appleton, WINipomo, CAUnited States
 Management, business, finance15.6%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock3.3%6.5%
 Community, social services1.8%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.3%1.2%
 Education, library6.4%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.9%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.4%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock3.5%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.2%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock3.9%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.9%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.6%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support20.4%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock2.9%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair6.0%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock13.3%13.1%
Reviews for Appleton    23 Reviews

Just to clarify my earlier review, the people are generally unfriendly, except the overweight women( 90% of women here) are friendly. Tailgatings on 1-41 an 441 is very  More

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Over 7 years ago

Women here are very heavy. People are rude here, will cut you off in public and not say a word. People at the gym walk in and do not even look at you, even though you  More

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Over 8 years ago

Something is happening in Appleton. The place used to be called the shopping capital of Wisco. But, slowly this rather commercial-sounding moniker is being replaced by  More

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Reviews for Nipomo    3 Reviews

With a Climate Index Rating Of 84 Mico Coastel Climate. Other reviews are some gen. remakes about some cities in the state which has nothing to do with the Quaint  More

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Nipomo is about 8 miles inland from the coast with a small town atmosphere. Nice climate- usually in the 70's. Wine grapes, farming, horse farms and lovely residential  More

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Over 16 years ago

Nipomo is a small town that blends in to several small towns along the coast North of Santa Barbara. The biggest plus is the constant mild weather year round. The down  More

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