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Arroyo Grande, CA vs Oakhurst, CA

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- Household income in Oakhurst, is 32% less than it is in Arroyo Grande and is 13% below the National Average.
- Arroyo Grande unemployment rate is 5.8%.
- Oakhurst unemployment rate is 9.7%.
 Arroyo Grande, CAOakhurst, CAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock9.7%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.4%1.6%
 Future Job Growth34.2%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock8.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$42,931  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$61,250$69,021
 Family Median Income$112,933  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Arroyo Grande, CAOakhurst, CAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock9.8%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.7%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock12.0%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K8.2%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock9.1%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.1%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock12.5%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K13.1%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock9.8%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K10.2%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock5.7%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Arroyo Grande, CAOakhurst, CAUnited States
 Management, business, finance20.1%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock4.2%6.5%
 Community, social services1.9%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.0%1.2%
 Education, library5.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock0.4%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock6.9%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.1%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock8.6%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.8%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock1.3%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support23.9%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair10.5%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock6.6%13.1%
Reviews for Arroyo Grande    8 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

Arroyo Grande is a nice place to live. However, it is rather expensive for many people. There is a large retirement community living here, and home and rental prices are  More

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Over 9 years ago

I've lived here for nearly thirty years and love it. Great, easy climate year round. I know what I'm talking about--having lived in San Francisco Bay Area, Nevada,  More

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People from here absolutely love it and refuse to admit that it is much too expensive. They hate change. To live in a good school area will cost you dearly. There is  More

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Reviews for Oakhurst    6 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

When researching or commenting on the water quality in Oakhurst it is important to know if the property is on a water system or a private well, to lump all into one  More

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Over 17 years ago

Coming from a much larger community, we really didn't expect much from the high school, but we were very pleasantly surprised. Yosemite High School has a wide variety  More

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Over 17 years ago

This is a nice town to raise a family. It is much cleaner, air is better, and if you have a hard-rock well like we do, the water is very good. Our family who live in  More

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