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Idyllwild-Pine Cove, CA vs Elko, NV

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Highlights
- Household income in Elko, is 10% more than it is in Idyllwild-Pine Cove and is 14% above the National Average.
- Idyllwild-Pine Cove unemployment rate is 7.7%.
- Elko unemployment rate is 3.3%.
 Idyllwild-Pine Cove, CAElko, NVUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock3.3%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.4%1.6%
 Future Job Growth38.8%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$40,397  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$80,148$69,021
 Family Median Income$94,929  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Idyllwild-Pine Cove, CAElko, NVUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock10.0%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K1.6%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock7.8%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K7.1%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock5.8%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K2.7%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock7.6%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K14.7%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock23.1%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K2.4%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock6.8%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Idyllwild-Pine Cove, CAElko, NVUnited States
 Management, business, finance14.2%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock9.5%6.5%
 Community, social services3.8%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.2%1.2%
 Education, library5.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock0.2%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology2.9%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock0.7%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.2%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock8.0%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.2%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.8%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support16.6%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.9%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair11.5%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock12.7%13.1%
Reviews for Idyllwild-Pine Cove    3 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

Idyllwild is like my home away from home. I grew up with my family having a place up there. It was an old ski lodge called Paradise Lodge. I spent many holidays up  More

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Over 15 years ago

Idyllwild is like my home away from home. I grew up with my family having a place up there. It was an old ski lodge called Paradise Lodge. I spent many holidays up  More

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One of the most prestine wilderness in S. CA. A quiet and quaint town rich in art culture. It's also close to other popular towns such as San Diego and Palm  More

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Reviews for Elko    4 Reviews

Elko is like all small Nevada towns - limited in many things and the only change as far as the eye can see are over priced housing starts, drugs and crime. I really like  More

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Over 16 years ago

Spent my teen years in Elko & my parents still live there. It is extremely isolated. Life revolves around the mining industry. The old ranching families that live  More

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Over 17 years ago

Elko has an economy that is fairly typical of mining areas, that is, boom and bust. I've lived here for about 16 or so years. It's boomed tremendously twice and busted  More

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