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El Segundo, CA vs Solana Beach, CA

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Highlights
- Household income in Solana Beach, is 10% less than it is in El Segundo and is 39% above the National Average.
- El Segundo unemployment rate is 10.9%.
- Solana Beach unemployment rate is 6.9%.
 El Segundo, CASolana Beach, CAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock6.9%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.4%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$113,903$69,021
 Family Median Income$139,228  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 El Segundo, CASolana Beach, CAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock4.3%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.4%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock2.7%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K4.3%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock4.8%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K5.4%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock3.4%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K11.1%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock19.8%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K16.2%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock29.2%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 El Segundo, CASolana Beach, CAUnited States
 Management, business, finance22.8%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock12.5%6.5%
 Community, social services2.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock3.4%1.2%
 Education, library5.2%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.4%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock1.8%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement4.1%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock5.6%5.4%
 Building maintenance0.7%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.6%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support20.8%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair5.3%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock3.6%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 Solana Beach    3 Reviews

I've lived in Newport Beach, Laguna Beach, Venice Beach, Hermosa Beach, San Luis Obispo, Carlsbad, Encinitas and my wife and I saved up every penny we could to buy a  More

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Rent has skyrocketed in Solana Beach in the past ten years. High rent and more people cramming into single person rental units.   More

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Over 20 years ago

Very expensive. Being from east coast it was hard because people dont speak to you in normal situations..example , picking up kids from school ..if you pass a parent  More

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