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El Segundo, CA vs Gilroy, CA

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Highlights
- Household income in Gilroy, is 8% less than it is in El Segundo and is 41% above the National Average.
- El Segundo unemployment rate is 10.9%.
- Gilroy unemployment rate is 6.8%.
 El Segundo, CAGilroy, CAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock6.8%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock2.5%1.6%
 Future Job Growth33.7%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes9.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock8.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$64,345  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$116,206$69,021
 Family Median Income$139,228  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 El Segundo, CAGilroy, CAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock4.0%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.4%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock5.0%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K4.3%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock5.2%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K5.4%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock7.0%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K11.1%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock20.1%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K16.2%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock21.0%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 El Segundo, CAGilroy, CAUnited States
 Management, business, finance22.8%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock4.2%6.5%
 Community, social services2.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.6%1.2%
 Education, library5.2%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.0%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock5.7%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement4.1%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock5.5%5.4%
 Building maintenance0.7%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock1.8%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support20.8%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock2.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair5.3%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock10.7%13.1%
Reviews for El Segundo    2 Reviews

Lived in the South Bay my whole 62 year life .Manhattan Beach ,Hermosa Beach, Redondo Beach but the best of all has been El Segundo for the small town beach atmosphere  More

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Over 17 years ago

I have worked in El Segundo for 35 years, and lived here for 16. We moved here to find a friendly small-town atmosphere with good schools, and we have not been  More

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Reviews for Gilroy    4 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

I am in the process and figuring out where to move and I have been doing cost comparison, amoung other things, on different places. When will you be updating the tax  More

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Trust me, I love the ecosystem in Gilroy but the truth is that city as a whole does not care about its youth(nor the silicon vally in general but gilroy takes the  More

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Over 19 years ago

Since moving to Gilory six years ago, I've really fallen in love with the small town atmoshpere. I communte 30 minutes to San Jose along with my kids every day. That  More

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