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El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles), CA vs Santa Barbara, CA

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- Household income in Santa Barbara, is 18% more than it is in El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles) and is 23% above the National Average.
- El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles) unemployment rate is 6.2%.
- Santa Barbara unemployment rate is 4.1%.
 El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles), CASanta Barbara, CAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock4.1%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.8%1.6%
 Future Job Growth35.4%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock8.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$36,489  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$89,243$69,021
 Family Median Income$89,280  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles), CASanta Barbara, CAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock8.4%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.7%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock4.4%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K6.5%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock7.3%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.8%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock7.9%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K10.3%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock16.1%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K10.6%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock19.6%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles), CASanta Barbara, CAUnited States
 Management, business, finance16.2%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock8.7%6.5%
 Community, social services1.9%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.3%1.2%
 Education, library3.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock3.3%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock3.7%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.3%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock8.3%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.2%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.2%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support21.4%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.7%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair8.5%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock6.7%13.1%
Reviews for El Paso De Robles (Paso Robles)    11 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

I was born in Paso. When I was a kid, it was all dry dirt farmers & pickup trucks. Now its all about the wine business & Beemers... Its having growing pains, & water  More

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I moved to the area in August of 07 to teach, and am NOW living in Central CA...AGAIN:( Could NOT afford to live "in the neighborhood" on my own salary (@ 60K), and I  More

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Over 16 years ago

I live in Paso Robles, California. It is a wonderful place to live and retire. San Luis Obispo County has several small towns and cities. Those towns that are on, or  More

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Reviews for Santa Barbara    51 Reviews

I moved to Santa Barbara around 23 years ago to study at Brooks, which like most of the Santa Barbara that I knew—has been destroyed. Homelessness, drugs, gangs, high  More

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Over 4 years ago

I fell in love with Santa Barbara about thirty years ago and finally moved here a few years ago. Because of the price of homes, it is an expensive place to live. The  More

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If you like high crime, paying a $4,500 a month mortgage and crazy high taxes, this is the place for you. It’s too bad because it wasn’t always like this. When I moved  More

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