2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Miami, FL vs Santa Maria, CA

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Highlights
- Household income in Santa Maria, is 53% more than it is in Miami and is 6% above the National Average.
- Miami unemployment rate is 8.3%.
- Santa Maria unemployment rate is 11.6%.
 Miami, FLSanta Maria, CAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate8.3%11.6%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth0.8%0.8%1.6%
 Future Job Growth42.7%24.9%33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.0%8.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes0.0%8.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$34,295$23,537$37,638
 Household Income$47,860$73,300$69,021
 Family Median Income$51,625$70,973$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Miami, FLSanta Maria, CAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K17.7%6.5%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K5.9%3.3%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K10.9%6.7%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K9.5%8.7%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K7.5%8.1%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.8%8.1%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K8.3%10.2%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K9.4%17.4%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K11.1%18.2%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K4.8%7.5%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K7.2%5.4%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Miami, FLSanta Maria, CAUnited States
 Management, business, finance17.1%8.5%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science3.3%3.5%6.5%
 Community, social services1.0%1.3%1.8%
 Legal2.4%0.4%1.2%
 Education, library3.7%3.5%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment2.5%1.4%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology4.6%2.5%6.2%
 Healthcare support2.6%5.1%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.9%1.8%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving7.2%4.4%5.4%
 Building maintenance7.7%5.0%3.6%
 Personal care3.0%2.3%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support21.7%17.2%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.3%20.7%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair11.1%8.5%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving10.0%13.9%13.1%
Reviews for Miami    189 Reviews

This Year

Great vacation spot with the best clubs and food. Wynwood and the Miami Design District are the best, just be careful at night. Area tends to jack prices up around  More

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Miami is rapidly devolving into a filthy, crime ridden, unattractive extension of Central America and South America. The population is a bunch of rude entitled dependent  More

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Beautiful place, well into the late 20th Century ... clean, safe, fun, peaceful. Started seeing elements of crap, just a tiny bit, back around 1980. Now what changed  More

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Reviews for Santa Maria    12 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I live in Orcutt which is a town of around 35,000 on the south side of Santa Maria. Santa Maria has, as everyone has noted, the best climate in the world. It never  More

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I have lived in Santa Maria / Orcutt for several years, but it is time to leave. I have no issues with the weather. Our climate is mild and comfortable with no extremes.  More

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The weather is very mild without a huge temperature change with the seasons. The winters are chilly but not cold and the summers are warm but not hot. Of course there  More

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