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Bishop, CA vs Imperial Beach, CA

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- Household income in Imperial Beach, is 4% less than it is in Bishop and is 0% below the National Average.
- Bishop unemployment rate is 6.4%.
- Imperial Beach unemployment rate is 9.9%.
 Bishop, CAImperial Beach, CAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock9.9%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.4%1.6%
 Future Job Growth21.3%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock8.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$40,840  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$68,917$69,021
 Family Median Income$79,675  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Bishop, CAImperial Beach, CAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock8.5%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K4.7%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock7.2%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K12.1%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock8.2%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.1%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock9.9%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K16.7%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock17.1%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K7.3%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock6.1%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Bishop, CAImperial Beach, CAUnited States
 Management, business, finance13.4%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock5.4%6.5%
 Community, social services1.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.3%1.2%
 Education, library1.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.0%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology16.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock4.3%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.7%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock7.5%5.4%
 Building maintenance0.5%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.2%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support29.5%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair6.9%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock13.0%13.1%
Reviews for Bishop    4 Reviews

Beautiful surroundings, but it’s a small town and if they don’t like you, they will be exclusionary. A lot of passive aggressiveness and suppressed anger, especially  More

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Over 10 years ago

It's amazing that HIGH CRIME rate 1-10 Bishop 72 The property crime 1-100 Bishop 72. Do they release ex-cons to that city from the nearby  More

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Over 12 years ago

Housing prices are rising. not much available I am considering. Moving out of  More

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Reviews for Imperial Beach    5 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

In my opinion, imperial beach is the best place to live. IB is the perfect place to raise a family. It has the perfect amount of the good and the bad.  More

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My wife and I moved here from Chula Vista, CA before we knew she was pregnant, attracted by the opportunity to live right near the ocean; in a small, albeit somewhat  More

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Over 20 years ago

Come live in San Diego's most affordable beach community...Imperial  More

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