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Aptos, CA vs Marina, CA

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- Household income in Marina, is 32% less than it is in Aptos and is 12% above the National Average.
- Aptos unemployment rate is 8.1%.
- Marina unemployment rate is 4.9%.
 Aptos, CAMarina, CAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock4.9%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.8%1.6%
 Future Job Growth31.0%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock8.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$64,912  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$78,795$69,021
 Family Median Income$122,170  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Aptos, CAMarina, CAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock8.2%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K1.9%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock6.4%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K0.6%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock6.3%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K4.0%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock8.7%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K14.6%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock19.6%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K13.8%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock10.6%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Aptos, CAMarina, CAUnited States
 Management, business, finance27.8%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock6.9%6.5%
 Community, social services0.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.4%1.2%
 Education, library5.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.8%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.2%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock4.0%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.0%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock9.2%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.4%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock4.3%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support19.9%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.9%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair7.9%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock6.3%13.1%
Reviews for Aptos    4 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

I have owned a home in Aptos for 10 years and cannot thing of anywhere else I would rather live. I have lived in San Diego, Orange County, Half Moon Bay, and other  More

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Over 11 years ago

Well, Aptos is in Santa Cruz County, California. I love the entire county of Santa Cruz. The weather is fantastic. We have both the beautiful Monterey Bay with lots  More

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Over 15 years ago

We've lived in Aptos/Rio Del Mar for many years and it's a very lovely, peaceful village far from the rat race . The views of the ocean are stunning and the shopping in  More

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Reviews for Marina    4 Reviews

I've lived in Marina for the last 15 years. It is a gray place with old dated looking buildings, no real main street, and is the domain of the slum lord, and the mini  More

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Old Fort Ord is the only affordable housing on the Monterey Peninsula. It's frequently colder here than it was in Oregon. There is finally some local public  More

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Over 19 years ago

I find it funny when I lived here from '91-'01 there were hardly any stores new homes being build to justify staying. Then as soon as I move the city finally starts  More

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