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Jamul, CA vs El Cajon, CA

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- Household income in El Cajon, is 54% less than it is in Jamul and is 19% below the National Average.
- Jamul unemployment rate is 6.9%.
- El Cajon unemployment rate is 9.6%.
 Jamul, CAEl Cajon, CAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock9.6%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.4%1.6%
 Future Job Growth34.2%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock8.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$52,648  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$58,193$69,021
 Family Median Income$131,821  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Jamul, CAEl Cajon, CAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock11.2%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K0.3%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock8.0%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K0.4%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock9.1%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K4.0%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock9.3%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K8.3%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock14.5%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K13.0%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock6.3%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Jamul, CAEl Cajon, CAUnited States
 Management, business, finance24.1%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock4.3%6.5%
 Community, social services3.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.8%1.2%
 Education, library4.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.5%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.9%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock4.1%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.1%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock7.2%5.4%
 Building maintenance0.2%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock3.1%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support22.2%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair7.8%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock12.8%13.1%
Reviews for Jamul    4 Reviews

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Jamul, CA is a small bedroom community just southeast of San Diego. It is a 30 minute drive to Lindburgh Field, our main airport. Living here is wonderful. We are away  More

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Over 16 years ago

Jamul is a large unincorporated community southeast of San Diego in the hills. There is a lot of land and space between neighbors. Most parcels of land involve acres  More

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Reviews for El Cajon    10 Reviews

Stay out of East El Cajon. The people that live there don't like  More

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Housing less expensive then San Diego, wages the same. A total package of people from different backgrounds (ethnic) which is  More

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El Cajon and La Mesa are about a dozen miles east of the Pacific Ocean. Fletcher Hills, in particular, is a community within El Cajon on the boarder of La Mesa/Mt.  More

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