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Bettendorf, IA vs Lompoc, CA

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- Household income in Lompoc, is 33% less than it is in Bettendorf and is 15% below the National Average.
- Bettendorf unemployment rate is 4.2%.
- Lompoc unemployment rate is 9.2%.
 Bettendorf, IALompoc, CAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock9.2%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.8%1.6%
 Future Job Growth29.5%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock8.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$48,011  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$60,234$69,021
 Family Median Income$106,843  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Bettendorf, IALompoc, CAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock12.9%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.2%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock8.3%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K6.8%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock8.8%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.0%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock10.7%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K15.0%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock15.9%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K11.3%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock4.2%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Bettendorf, IALompoc, CAUnited States
 Management, business, finance22.7%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock3.2%6.5%
 Community, social services1.4%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.2%1.2%
 Education, library6.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock0.9%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology8.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock5.3%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.2%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock7.6%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.3%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.8%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support18.7%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock4.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair4.9%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock14.1%13.1%
Reviews for Bettendorf    4 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

very low crime, great schools, housing costs-a decent house for family of 5 is around  More

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We are thinking of moving to the area (Iowa). I am an NC native, although we feel the need to move out due to huge influx of newcomers in this area from the northeast  More

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Over 18 years ago

We moved to Bettendorf when our son was in elementary school based on favorable comments about the schools from several friends in similar stages in their lives. We  More

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Reviews for Lompoc    27 Reviews

I grew up as a child in Lompoc in the 1960's. It was small town of about 18k with crime and shootings virtually unheard of. Dad sold his home on Third Street in 1995  More

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I lived in this town for 7 years. It's a horrible trap! Over 1/3 of the town is on probation, Close to half of the town addicted to Meth, Heroin of Crack Cocaine (yes  More

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Moved here from Philly two years ago and have no regrets. You do not need air conditioning, the weather very rarely is warmer than 75 degrees. You can easily find a nice  More

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