2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Lawrence, KS vs Folsom, CA

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Highlights
- Household income in Folsom, is 127% more than it is in Lawrence and is 46% above the National Average.
- Lawrence unemployment rate is 3.7%.
- Folsom unemployment rate is 4.6%.
 Lawrence, KSFolsom, CAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate3.7%4.6%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth0.4%1.4%1.6%
 Future Job Growth29.5%37.0%33.5%
 Sales Taxes9.1%7.8%6.2%
 Income Taxes5.7%8.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$34,072$51,261$37,638
 Household Income$56,536$128,421$69,021
 Family Median Income$94,037$152,414$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Lawrence, KSFolsom, CAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K12.8%4.6%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K4.6%2.3%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K9.2%4.9%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K8.5%3.3%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K8.8%4.2%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.2%3.8%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K9.1%6.7%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K11.5%10.2%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K12.9%17.8%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K8.0%17.2%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K6.5%25.0%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Lawrence, KSFolsom, CAUnited States
 Management, business, finance13.9%25.0%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science8.3%16.8%6.5%
 Community, social services2.2%1.0%1.8%
 Legal1.4%1.5%1.2%
 Education, library11.3%6.5%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment3.5%2.5%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.0%7.2%6.2%
 Healthcare support2.5%1.5%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.2%2.5%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving8.2%3.6%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.3%1.2%3.6%
 Personal care3.9%2.2%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support19.8%20.1%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.4%0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair4.5%3.3%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving9.6%5.1%13.1%
Reviews for Lawrence    19 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

I don't know why people have written negative reviews about Lawrence, but I have lived here for two years and love it. The quality of life is great - it is a college  More

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Over 11 years ago

Great college town, wonderful people and community. Fun  More

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Over 12 years ago

While I was a grad student at KU I lived in Lawrence, KS. I was unimpressed by the town and even less impressed by the over-inflated ego of its inhabitants. Let's be  More

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Reviews for Folsom    15 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

Folsom has the worst air quality of any city in the Sacramento region per Sac Metro Air Quality Management. Do not move there if u have any respiratory issues, or u like  More

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Over 11 years ago

Folsom is a great little town of about 70,000 people. A half hour from Sacramento, an hour and a half from Tahoe, it sits in a good location at about 320 feet altitude.  More

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I think Folsom is ideal in many ways but it shares Sacramento's lousy air quality (1.5 out of 100 per this site). Sometimes it's worse than Sacramento when a smog  More

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