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Carlsbad, NM vs Stockton, CA

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- Household income in Stockton, is 10% less than it is in Carlsbad and is 8% below the National Average.
- Carlsbad unemployment rate is 8.4%.
- Stockton unemployment rate is 10.3%.
 Carlsbad, NMStockton, CAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock10.3%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock2.2%1.6%
 Future Job Growth34.6%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock8.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$32,907  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$63,916$69,021
 Family Median Income$87,798  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Carlsbad, NMStockton, CAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock10.6%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.7%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock8.6%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K6.5%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock7.0%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.4%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock10.8%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K12.4%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock16.8%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K11.2%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock5.6%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Carlsbad, NMStockton, CAUnited States
 Management, business, finance12.9%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock3.3%6.5%
 Community, social services1.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.4%1.2%
 Education, library3.9%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.2%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology4.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock4.5%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.8%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock6.2%5.4%
 Building maintenance5.4%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.8%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support19.5%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock3.5%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair19.3%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock20.4%13.1%
Reviews for Carlsbad    16 Reviews

I've only been here for a few months, but I can quickly sum up this town as a rundown truck stop, perpetually buffeted by relentless wind, dirt, and hot air. The gas  More

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Over 3 years ago

We used to visit here every few years from Michigan just to see the Living Desert State Park. A very long way to drive to spend a a couple of days in this hauntingly  More

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Been here 9 years. Very difficult place. Price gouging, extremely expensive to live here. Crazy amounts of crime, cops do nothing. Very crowded, bad traffic and crazy  More

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Reviews for Stockton    39 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

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Over 5 years ago

Since living here, i have been subjected to several hate crimes, and for NO REASON. spent week at french camp county hospital, after being beaten in a coma by group of  More

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I’ve lived in Stockton, CA for 10 of the last 11 years. I’ve lived in Sacramento, Vacaville, Los Angeles and Monterey in California. I’ve also lived in Duluth, Minnesota  More

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