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El Cajon, CA vs North Augusta, SC

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- Household income in North Augusta, is 24% more than it is in El Cajon and is 4% above the National Average.
- El Cajon unemployment rate is 9.6%.
- North Augusta unemployment rate is 4.1%.
 El Cajon, CANorth Augusta, SCUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock4.1%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.6%1.6%
 Future Job Growth32.8%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock7.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$27,325  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$72,202$69,021
 Family Median Income$65,388  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 El Cajon, CANorth Augusta, SCUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock7.8%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K5.4%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock6.9%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K8.9%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock7.5%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.7%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock10.5%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K12.2%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock17.2%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K6.4%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock8.4%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 El Cajon, CANorth Augusta, SCUnited States
 Management, business, finance13.1%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock8.3%6.5%
 Community, social services2.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.4%1.2%
 Education, library5.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.7%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology3.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock0.8%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.9%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock3.9%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.3%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock3.5%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support25.3%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair9.3%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock14.7%13.1%
Reviews for El Cajon    10 Reviews

Stay out of East El Cajon. The people that live there don't like  More

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Housing less expensive then San Diego, wages the same. A total package of people from different backgrounds (ethnic) which is  More

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El Cajon and La Mesa are about a dozen miles east of the Pacific Ocean. Fletcher Hills, in particular, is a community within El Cajon on the boarder of La Mesa/Mt.  More

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Reviews for North Augusta    3 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

After 6 years here, I can say this is not a good place to be. Mostly backwards, outdated thinking from anyone you encounter. People here are suspicious of outsiders and  More

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Over 6 years ago

I love living in North Augusta! We have a wonderful, tight knit in our small town. The river and riverfront are absolutely gorgeous and it's a great place to hike, walk,  More

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Over 17 years ago

Really like it here--lived in HHI before (WAY too expensive). Small town feel but with big city right across the river. Does have some of that small-town gossip going  More

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