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Barstow, CA vs St. Robert, MO

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- Household income in St. Robert, is 2% less than it is in Barstow and is 46% below the National Average.
- Barstow unemployment rate is 7.8%.
- St. Robert unemployment rate is 4.5%.
 Barstow, CASt. Robert, MOUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock4.5%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-0.9%1.6%
 Future Job Growth38.7%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.4%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$21,451  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$47,143$69,021
 Family Median Income$54,944  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Barstow, CASt. Robert, MOUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock10.9%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K4.7%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock12.0%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K8.8%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock14.6%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.5%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock9.0%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K10.2%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock11.5%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K2.7%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock4.1%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Barstow, CASt. Robert, MOUnited States
 Management, business, finance11.6%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock8.8%6.5%
 Community, social services1.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.9%1.2%
 Education, library5.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock0.8%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology2.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock4.3%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.5%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock17.5%5.4%
 Building maintenance6.5%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock3.6%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support23.7%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair11.3%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock14.0%13.1%
Reviews for Barstow    14 Reviews

Mike · 

The positive of Barstow- yes there is something positive that can be said about Barstow. At least it's not as bad as South Lake Tahoe. The only reason it gets 2 stars  More

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Over 7 years ago

Just a place to travel thru. Cheap alternative to LA suburbs, about 70 miles or Palm Springs. It is in high Mojave desert, hot in the summer, 100-110, can get down  More

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Be careful is all I can say. I moved there with the focus to buy a home the investor Cliff Unegbu AKA Clifford Unegbu will rip off as many people as he can and use  More

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Reviews for St. Robert    1 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

It can be a good place to living if businesses and housing and other stop raising their prices due to the military base. When military get more in pay, so does the rise  More

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