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Castle Rock, CO vs Yucca Valley, CA

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- Household income in Yucca Valley, is 57% less than it is in Castle Rock and is 33% below the National Average.
- Castle Rock unemployment rate is 5.3%.
- Yucca Valley unemployment rate is 7.8%.
 Castle Rock, COYucca Valley, CAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate5.3%7.8%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth2.8%2.3%1.6%
 Future Job Growth50.1%38.7%33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.9%8.8%6.2%
 Income Taxes4.6%8.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$49,138$30,600$37,638
 Household Income$121,388$51,978$69,021
 Family Median Income$135,666$74,692$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Castle Rock, COYucca Valley, CAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K3.2%10.4%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K1.5%7.0%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K3.0%9.1%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K4.5%10.0%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K4.2%11.3%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K4.4%6.0%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K7.3%7.4%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K12.7%10.6%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K23.6%16.7%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K15.8%8.0%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K19.7%3.5%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Castle Rock, COYucca Valley, CAUnited States
 Management, business, finance27.7%10.3%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science9.8%2.9%6.5%
 Community, social services1.1%1.4%1.8%
 Legal1.0%0.1%1.2%
 Education, library6.5%5.8%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment2.5%1.1%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology4.2%7.5%6.2%
 Healthcare support2.4%6.9%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.4%2.4%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving5.2%4.8%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.5%6.8%3.6%
 Personal care3.0%1.7%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support21.8%21.3%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.0%0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair4.4%15.3%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving6.6%11.5%13.1%
Reviews for Castle Rock    12 Reviews

My fiance and I moved here in 2018 shortly after finishing college. I work in Colorado Springs and she works in the Denver area, so Castle Rock was practically our only  More

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Over 6 years ago

I have always been mobile for my career, until I moved to Castle Rock. I've lived in in multiple cities in the Midwest including Chicago and have visited nearly every  More

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Over 10 years ago

we have four seasons, and the rockies are only two hrs.away. so for the outdoors enthusist sking or hiking is like no other place you have been or seen it is hard to  More

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Reviews for Yucca Valley    10 Reviews

We have lived in Yucca Valley and Joshua Tree for over 20 years. The comment regarding graffiti is over exaggerated. Yes there is crime and there are some tweakers but  More

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Over 4 years ago

Let me start by saying, I love the desert. Yucca used to be a sweet little town...but now that the city has allowed for many criminals to come in from other areas..a  More

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YV has a good mix of mainly retirees, snowbirds, artists, and military families. People here are generally MORE friendly and LESS racially diverse compared to other  More

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