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Evergreen, CO vs Big Bear Lake, CA

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- Household income in Big Bear Lake, is 51% less than it is in Evergreen and is 5% below the National Average.
- Evergreen unemployment rate is 6.3%.
- Big Bear Lake unemployment rate is 7.8%.
 Evergreen, COBig Bear Lake, CAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock7.8%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock2.3%1.6%
 Future Job Growth44.3%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes4.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock8.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$67,518  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$65,441$69,021
 Family Median Income$153,587  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Evergreen, COBig Bear Lake, CAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock10.7%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.1%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock6.8%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K3.9%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock6.8%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K5.4%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock8.1%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K10.1%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock14.6%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K14.0%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock10.1%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Evergreen, COBig Bear Lake, CAUnited States
 Management, business, finance30.0%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock1.1%6.5%
 Community, social services1.8%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.9%1.2%
 Education, library8.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock3.2%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock2.2%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.6%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock6.0%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.5%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock3.8%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support20.7%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair4.0%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock15.6%13.1%
Reviews for Evergreen    8 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I lived and worked here for 10 years. The people are arrogant, affluent, snobby, selfish, self-centered atheists who don’t want to make new friends. Our neighborhood was  More

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Evergreen is not the place to go if you're worried about catching COVID-19. Sadly, the large majority of people that are outside and in Evergreen stores right now are  More

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Over 6 years ago

Beautiful town, low crime, easy (well depending on traffic) access to the mountains. Close enough to the city to commute to but far enough away to have a small town  More

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Reviews for Big Bear Lake    5 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

We moved to Big Bear Lake a couple of years ago from Los Angeles because of my husband's job. It is a somewhat pretty city, the lake is mirky and surrounded by trash,  More

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Over 15 years ago

Big Bear Lake, a beautiful setting in a remote mountain community in Southern California. A draw to tourists from the Los Angeles area for skiing, boating, and mountain  More

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In the San Bernardino mountains of Southern California, this little town has almost everything you would want to see and do. In the spring and summer the lake is filled  More

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