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Goleta, CA vs Fallbrook, CA

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- Household income in Fallbrook, is 30% less than it is in Goleta and is 6% above the National Average.
- Goleta unemployment rate is 3.9%.
- Fallbrook unemployment rate is 6.9%.

Economy
 Goleta, CAFallbrook, CAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate3.9%6.9%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth0.8%1.4%1.6%
 Future Job Growth27.7%34.2%33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.8%7.8%6.2%
 Income Taxes8.0%8.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$44,410$31,039$37,638
 Household Income$104,830$73,165$69,021
 Family Median Income$121,233$79,867$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Goleta, CAFallbrook, CAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K7.1%6.1%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K1.5%2.5%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K2.6%7.6%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K4.0%10.0%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K5.5%6.8%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K5.7%7.5%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K9.4%10.2%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K11.7%11.5%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K22.6%18.7%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K13.4%9.8%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K16.6%9.1%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Goleta, CAFallbrook, CAUnited States
 Management, business, finance17.6%14.0%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science12.3%3.2%6.5%
 Community, social services1.6%1.4%1.8%
 Legal0.5%1.0%1.2%
 Education, library10.5%6.0%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment2.4%1.9%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.8%2.1%6.2%
 Healthcare support4.4%5.1%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.8%1.6%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving6.4%5.2%5.4%
 Building maintenance5.1%7.8%3.6%
 Personal care2.3%1.8%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support16.8%22.0%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.8%3.6%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair5.3%12.8%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving7.4%10.4%13.1%

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Reviews for Goleta    2 Reviews

Lived in this area 2014-now (2022), Goleta for 4 years of that. Pros: *The climate is unbeatable, unless you enjoy being overly hot or cold, or snow sports which  More

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I live in Goleta and work part-time in Santa Barbara. I am semi-retired and have a decent income. Making wise choices of where to spend my income has always been  More

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Reviews for Fallbrook    14 Reviews

Moved from O'Side (lived there 25 years), too Fallbrook 2016. I had worked for U.P.S. And Delivered The Entire F.B., DeLuz, Rainbow and Bonsall area from 1990 thru  More

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Over 6 years ago

We moved here in 1995. It's a pretty place and has a small town feeling. There are many homes that have a nice view of hills. We are leaving this town for several  More

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Over 9 years ago

I do not understand why Fallbrook real estate is so overpriced - there are not a lot of high paying job opportunities like you find in other parts of San Diego County.   More

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ZIPS IN GOLETA, CALIFORNIA
93117 93111
ZIPS IN FALLBROOK, CALIFORNIA
92028

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