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Gold River, CA vs Lincoln, CA

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Highlights
- Household income in Lincoln, is 34% less than it is in Gold River and is 26% above the National Average.
- Gold River unemployment rate is 7.4%.
- Lincoln unemployment rate is 6.1%.
 Gold River, CALincoln, CAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock6.1%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.4%1.6%
 Future Job Growth34.8%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock8.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$76,530  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$93,232$69,021
 Family Median Income$158,233  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Gold River, CALincoln, CAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock5.7%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K1.6%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock5.1%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K3.1%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock4.1%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.4%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock11.2%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K10.0%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock20.2%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K18.3%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock13.5%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Gold River, CALincoln, CAUnited States
 Management, business, finance23.9%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock6.7%6.5%
 Community, social services1.9%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.1%1.2%
 Education, library7.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.8%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology16.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock2.2%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.0%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock5.4%5.4%
 Building maintenance0.8%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock3.6%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support16.4%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.6%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair0.4%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock8.2%13.1%
Reviews for Gold River    1 Reviews

Great school K-8 and located in the award-winning Rio Americano High School. Close to the American River Parkway and shopping is close...conveniently near Highway  More

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Reviews for Lincoln    8 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Having grown up an “Angelino” and having a very suburban life in the SF Valley, we moved to a Sacramento suburb in mid 80s when it was still an undiscovered gem; I was a  More

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Over 11 years ago

This is a little ranch and farm town just to the north east of Sacramento that several years ago found itself growing like a weed. The downtown area is like many small  More

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Over 18 years ago

Lincoln has grown significantly in the Last 5 years. A lot of beautiful new developments and great communities. I believe, that Lincoln provides great value for money.  More

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