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Meridian, ID vs Los Banos, CA

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- Household income in Los Banos, is 18% less than it is in Meridian and is 1% above the National Average.
- Meridian unemployment rate is 3.4%.
- Los Banos unemployment rate is 14.5%.
 Meridian, IDLos Banos, CAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock14.5%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock2.4%1.6%
 Future Job Growth57.5%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock8.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$40,063  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$69,607$69,021
 Family Median Income$98,979  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Meridian, IDLos Banos, CAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock6.2%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.5%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock8.7%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K6.1%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock6.8%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.2%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock11.5%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K15.6%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock16.9%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K9.2%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock4.2%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Meridian, IDLos Banos, CAUnited States
 Management, business, finance19.0%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock2.1%6.5%
 Community, social services2.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.7%1.2%
 Education, library6.9%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock0.8%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock4.1%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.3%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock5.4%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.6%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock0.7%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support25.9%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock5.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair8.4%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock19.8%13.1%
Reviews for Meridian    18 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

New to the area and so far we think it's a great place to live compared to Denver, where we moved from. Quality of life is so much better here! A lot less traffic than  More

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I have been here since 2013 and have watched child after child be diagnosed with Cancer. Many of the children have been diagnosed with "rare" Cancers. It has been  More

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Over 7 years ago

It has changed a lot over the years... Crime rates are still low and people are overall still nice HOWEVER way too many people are moving to my wonderful town! All the  More

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Reviews for Los Banos    6 Reviews

Everything I think about this town has already been said. And those things unfortunately are more in the negative category. Not too much good to say about this town.   More

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The most attractive part of Los Banos is their proximity to San Jose and relatively low housing prices. However, if you look at it from different angles Los Banos may  More

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Over 7 years ago

Inaccurate facts. The heat in Los Banos is relentless. From May to mid or end of September100 +degrees. I lived there most of my 59 years. It is oppressive. It can go  More

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