2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Florence, OR vs Santa Clara, CA

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Highlights
- Household income in Santa Clara, is 197% more than it is in Florence and is 54% above the National Average.
- Florence unemployment rate is 6.8%.
- Santa Clara unemployment rate is 4.4%.
 Florence, ORSanta Clara, CAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate6.8%4.4%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth1.1%2.5%1.6%
 Future Job Growth40.3%39.2%33.5%
 Sales Taxes0.0%9.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes9.0%8.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$33,256$67,821$37,638
 Household Income$50,615$150,244$69,021
 Family Median Income$61,719$167,274$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Florence, ORSanta Clara, CAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K12.4%5.0%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K5.5%1.1%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K11.9%3.3%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K8.3%3.1%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K11.5%3.3%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K9.1%3.8%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K11.6%5.1%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K13.4%9.3%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K9.8%15.9%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K2.8%16.3%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K3.6%33.7%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Florence, ORSanta Clara, CAUnited States
 Management, business, finance13.0%19.1%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science2.5%31.3%6.5%
 Community, social services1.5%1.3%1.8%
 Legal0.0%1.0%1.2%
 Education, library8.0%5.1%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment4.1%2.1%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology8.6%4.3%6.2%
 Healthcare support9.2%2.6%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.4%1.1%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving10.9%4.2%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.3%1.4%3.6%
 Personal care3.7%1.9%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support16.3%14.5%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.0%0.3%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair5.2%3.4%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving13.3%6.4%13.1%
Reviews for Florence    13 Reviews

I'd like to retire to Florence from Southern California. San Diego is too crowded with dirty water from Mexico. It's also too expensive in coastal California and even  More

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I have concerns about the bear and cougar sitings Has anyone actually been attacked or killed? Should that stop me from moving to  More

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Over 7 years ago

We vacationed here every year for 15 years. Finally we bought a home within walking distance to the ocean three months ago. We love it. There is rain and fog, but the  More

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Reviews for Santa Clara    14 Reviews

Larry · 

Santa Clara, CA and the city government are great. The city has been for the most part very good to me. I grew up in Santa Clara and now that I have been away for two  More

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I have lived in Santa Clara California most of my life so I consider myself to be an expert. The climate is wonderful. The price of housing is way above the national  More

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Over 9 years ago

Good Central Park and activities; City-owned power company provides lower cost power; home to many high-tech companies; city is  More

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