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Minden, NV vs Shingle Springs, CA

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- Household income in Shingle Springs, is 14% more than it is in Minden and is 23% above the National Average.
- Minden unemployment rate is 4.5%.
- Shingle Springs unemployment rate is 6.3%.
 Minden, NVShingle Springs, CAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock6.3%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.7%1.6%
 Future Job Growth35.1%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.1%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock8.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$40,312  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$89,196$69,021
 Family Median Income$90,398  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Minden, NVShingle Springs, CAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock7.8%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.7%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock6.2%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K5.3%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock9.2%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.5%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock8.0%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K15.5%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock17.9%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K8.5%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock16.9%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Minden, NVShingle Springs, CAUnited States
 Management, business, finance9.7%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock6.0%6.5%
 Community, social services2.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock4.0%1.2%
 Education, library10.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock0.0%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology1.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock5.1%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement4.1%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock4.2%5.4%
 Building maintenance0.0%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock4.3%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support23.2%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.4%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair3.3%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock7.2%13.1%
Reviews for Minden    3 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

Moved here to escape traffic and stress UNBELIEVABLE VIEWS! Love the people and quality of  More

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Over 18 years ago

We moved from Southern California (suburbs of LA) almost 3 years ago to get away from the bad traffic and too many people. We thought Northern Nevada was the perfect  More

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The Carson Valley is a beautiful place to live. Lake Tahoe 20 min. away. Snow skiing 20 min. away. Summers are great mostly in the 90s. and dry. Mountains suround the  More

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Reviews for Shingle Springs    3 Reviews

Shingle Springs is a wonderful rural area to live. However, the immediate area is booming and threatening space and a rural life style. The winters are mild and great.  More

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Last summer we had more than a week of triple digits and we just can't play outside when it's that hot. But it's quiet and rural. If it weren't for the too hot too  More

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I have been here 25 years. this town had no stop lights when we first moved here. now there's 6. meaning the population is booming. positives are that you have rural  More

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