2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Lake Elsinore, CA vs Tehachapi, CA

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Highlights
- Household income in Tehachapi, is 32% less than it is in Lake Elsinore and is 26% below the National Average.
- Lake Elsinore unemployment rate is 7.6%.
- Tehachapi unemployment rate is 11.1%.
 Lake Elsinore, CATehachapi, CAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate7.6%11.1%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth2.2%1.2%1.6%
 Future Job Growth44.4%19.6%33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.8%7.3%6.2%
 Income Taxes8.0%8.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$28,320$21,105$37,638
 Household Income$80,350$54,598$69,021
 Family Median Income$83,207$76,985$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Lake Elsinore, CATehachapi, CAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K5.5%16.9%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K4.2%2.1%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K5.8%9.9%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K8.1%12.1%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K6.1%6.9%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.0%4.6%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K10.9%12.6%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K15.7%11.3%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K18.4%12.8%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K10.5%8.1%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K8.8%2.7%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Lake Elsinore, CATehachapi, CAUnited States
 Management, business, finance12.9%10.9%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science4.2%9.0%6.5%
 Community, social services1.7%0.0%1.8%
 Legal0.5%0.0%1.2%
 Education, library5.9%14.5%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment1.6%1.0%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.1%1.9%6.2%
 Healthcare support4.0%3.5%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement3.5%10.7%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving6.5%7.1%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.3%3.1%3.6%
 Personal care1.9%3.8%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support22.5%10.9%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.4%0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair10.9%14.3%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving13.1%9.3%13.1%
Reviews for Lake Elsinore    10 Reviews

The new comfort index for Lake Elsinore is 78. I lived in Lake Elsinore for 10 years, and there are usually 100+ days that the temperature is over 90, and several weeks  More

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8/23/2013 To someone thinking of moving to Lake Elsinore I really want to write this to you because I was in you position a year and a half ago. I was living in Delmar  More

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Over 14 years ago

How is the area near the Ortegas? I see a lot of families. Is this a good place for kids and  More

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Reviews for Tehachapi    8 Reviews

We moved out of the Los Angeles/Orange County area to escape the traffic. When we moved to bear Valley Springs (about 15 miles outside of Tehachapi) there was literally  More

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Over 6 years ago

I lived here for over 18 years before moving away and still don't miss this town. This town is great for the elderly and young families but not great for teens and young  More

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Tehachapi is a Mountain Community in the southern part of the Sierra Nevada between the Central Valley (Bakersfield) and the Antelope Valley (Mojave, Palmdale,  More

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