2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Lakewood, CA vs St. George, UT

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Highlights
- Household income in St. George, is 38% less than it is in Lakewood and is 9% below the National Average.
- Lakewood unemployment rate is 10.6%.
- St. George unemployment rate is 2.9%.
 Lakewood, CASt. George, UTUnited States
 Unemployment Rate10.6%2.9%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth0.7%3.5%1.6%
 Future Job Growth33.6%55.6%33.5%
 Sales Taxes9.5%6.4%6.2%
 Income Taxes8.0%5.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$38,639$31,641$37,638
 Household Income$102,163$63,604$69,021
 Family Median Income$110,142$78,096$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Lakewood, CASt. George, UTUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K4.7%7.6%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.7%2.0%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K5.2%10.0%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K4.4%10.6%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K5.3%7.7%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K5.6%8.0%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K6.9%11.0%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K14.3%13.4%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K24.4%17.3%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K13.6%6.1%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K13.0%6.3%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Lakewood, CASt. George, UTUnited States
 Management, business, finance14.6%15.3%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science6.3%3.3%6.5%
 Community, social services3.1%2.0%1.8%
 Legal0.9%0.8%1.2%
 Education, library6.2%5.2%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment1.8%2.6%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology7.0%6.4%6.2%
 Healthcare support3.1%4.1%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement3.4%0.5%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving4.8%6.3%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.2%5.4%3.6%
 Personal care3.1%2.1%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support25.2%25.1%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.3%0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair6.9%8.1%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving11.1%12.8%13.1%
Reviews for Lakewood    7 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Lakewood has a great sport  More

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Over 12 years ago

I've lived in Lakewood for 23 1/2 yrs and absolutely love "my" city. It is a good sized city with a small town feel. We have many beautiful parks available, great  More

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Over 15 years ago

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Reviews for St. George    75 Reviews

Very low paying jobs. Very few corporate companies you could have a career at. Very expensive housing. Very unaccepting of non mormons. A very lazy city hall that  More

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We recently moved here and this are our thoughts: - Landscape wise no doubts this is one of the most beautiful places we have been - Public spaces are very clean, well  More

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I have lived in St. George for 8 months and love it so far. I agree that there are not a lot of jobs and most have low pay so this may not be a good place if your  More

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