2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Carmel, IN vs Castro Valley, CA

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Highlights
- Household income in Castro Valley, is 4% more than it is in Carmel and is 44% above the National Average.
- Carmel unemployment rate is 3.0%.
- Castro Valley unemployment rate is 6.5%.
 Carmel, INCastro Valley, CAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate3.0%6.5%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth2.5%1.4%1.6%
 Future Job Growth43.8%36.8%33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.0%9.3%6.2%
 Income Taxes4.2%8.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$64,078$52,413$37,638
 Household Income$119,772$124,203$69,021
 Family Median Income$157,200$144,939$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Carmel, INCastro Valley, CAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K3.0%5.1%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K1.2%1.5%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K2.7%4.0%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K4.3%3.7%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K4.9%3.9%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.2%4.2%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K9.0%7.4%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K10.4%9.9%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K17.8%19.2%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K13.2%15.9%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K27.2%25.2%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Carmel, INCastro Valley, CAUnited States
 Management, business, finance28.0%21.9%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science13.4%10.1%6.5%
 Community, social services1.8%2.5%1.8%
 Legal2.9%1.0%1.2%
 Education, library5.9%6.6%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment2.8%2.6%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology9.7%6.2%6.2%
 Healthcare support0.9%3.7%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.8%1.8%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving5.3%3.7%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.5%1.4%3.6%
 Personal care1.7%2.6%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support18.7%18.6%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.0%0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair2.1%6.6%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving4.5%10.5%13.1%
Reviews for Carmel    26 Reviews

I moved to Carmel from France and I lived there for 20 years. I moved to Indianapolis recently (I miss Carmel). I liked Carmel because it is clean, safe, pretty, it has  More

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This place has just about every corporate chain hotel imaginable. I come for business, and it is a nice place to do business. Carmel seems to sucking the corporate  More

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Over 9 years ago

Carmel is hands down the best place to live in  More

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Reviews for Castro Valley    7 Reviews

CURMUDGEON - THANK YOU for your post. The most important part of your comment is your second paragraph. "Hodge-Podge" is the correct word for a lot of Castro  More

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Over 10 years ago

Kind of rural but close to Oakland and San  More

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Castro Valley is the largest unincorporated "city" in the Bay Area. Over the years, several attempts have been made to incorporate, but they have all been defeated at  More

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