2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Bakersfield, CA vs Myrtle Beach, SC

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- Household income in Myrtle Beach, is 34% less than it is in Bakersfield and is 51% below the National Average.
- Bakersfield unemployment rate is 8.0%.
- Myrtle Beach unemployment rate is 7.6%.
 Bakersfield, CAMyrtle Beach, SCUnited States
 Unemployment Rate8.0%7.6%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth1.2%1.6%1.6%
 Future Job Growth24.2%38.8%33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.3%9.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes8.0%7.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$28,837$32,691$37,638
 Household Income$69,014$45,701$69,021
 Family Median Income$75,253$59,142$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Bakersfield, CAMyrtle Beach, SCUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K9.7%12.3%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.0%8.0%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K8.0%11.2%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K7.8%12.5%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K8.1%8.9%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.5%8.6%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K9.5%10.2%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K14.1%8.7%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K17.4%9.6%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K8.1%4.7%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K7.0%5.2%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Bakersfield, CAMyrtle Beach, SCUnited States
 Management, business, finance11.5%12.8%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science4.6%3.1%6.5%
 Community, social services2.3%1.2%1.8%
 Legal0.6%0.7%1.2%
 Education, library6.7%4.5%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment1.1%1.7%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.4%6.1%6.2%
 Healthcare support4.5%2.6%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.9%2.1%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving5.6%10.8%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.3%6.8%3.6%
 Personal care3.0%2.4%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support21.2%21.9%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry3.4%0.3%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair9.6%13.2%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving14.2%9.8%13.1%
Reviews for Bakersfield    75 Reviews

I am a millennial, born and raised here. As someone who wrestled with staying for years, there are a lot of valid reasons to not come to Bakersfield. Air quality, summer  More

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I have lived here all of my life. 40+ years. It used to be fun and kinda safe but now it is so scary to go outside. We are literally a homeless dumping ground and there  More

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I moved here from Seattle 25 years ago, when it had a population of 200,000, and practically the only place to get coffee was a place called “Duke’s Ranch”. Why did I  More

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Reviews for Myrtle Beach    56 Reviews

Coming from Massachusetts and New York state, I loved the weather, beach and change of lifestyle. Being an outgoing friendly person I met some nice people here along  More

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We were looking for a new city, and Myrtle Beach had had enough press that we were curious to check it out. A 30something and 40something couple, both of us have  More

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If I could give 4.5 instead of 5 I would because Id like to see the traffic flow better with more red lights and see more money put in to landscaping the roadways and  More

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