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Morro Bay, CA vs San Buenaventura (Ventura), CA

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- Household income in San Buenaventura (Ventura), is 7% more than it is in Morro Bay and is 20% above the National Average.
- Morro Bay unemployment rate is 5.8%.
- San Buenaventura (Ventura) unemployment rate is 6.0%.

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 Morro Bay, CASan Buenaventura (Ventura), CAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate5.8%6.0%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth1.3%1.0%1.6%
 Future Job Growth34.2%28.6%33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.8%7.8%6.2%
 Income Taxes8.0%8.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$48,058$42,501$37,638
 Household Income$80,808$86,718$69,021
 Family Median Income$102,600$100,011$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Morro Bay, CASan Buenaventura (Ventura), CAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K5.3%7.4%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.2%2.7%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K7.9%5.0%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K5.7%7.0%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K6.7%5.9%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.1%5.6%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K10.1%9.9%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K14.4%14.0%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K23.5%19.6%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K5.7%11.2%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K11.4%11.7%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Morro Bay, CASan Buenaventura (Ventura), CAUnited States
 Management, business, finance17.0%16.5%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science3.7%8.0%6.5%
 Community, social services1.8%2.5%1.8%
 Legal0.7%1.8%1.2%
 Education, library4.1%7.5%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment1.7%2.7%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology7.0%5.9%6.2%
 Healthcare support1.1%3.5%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.3%2.8%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving6.4%6.5%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.5%3.4%3.6%
 Personal care2.8%2.7%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support22.6%20.2%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry1.9%0.9%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair8.8%7.3%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving13.4%8.0%13.1%

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Reviews for Morro Bay    2 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Morro Bay is mostly a small,quiet,working fishing and retirement community.It is located approximately 12 miles north of San Luis Obispo,Ca.The weather here is mild most  More

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Beautiful area, right on the ocean, cool huge rock in the water. I love the small, walkable community and the farmers market is awesome. The temperature is always  More

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Reviews for San Buenaventura (Ventura)    28 Reviews

I have lived in Ventura for over 20 years, worked for over 30. While this was a nice town it has essentially turned into a worse place than LA, with a huge amount of  More

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Over 3 years ago

I have lived here my entire life of 43 years. Ventura used to be very nice in the 80s and 90s, now it is an extension of Los Angeles in the worst way. Super overpriced  More

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I have lived in Ventura County since 2006 and that includes Port Hueneme, Oxnard, Camarillo, and Ventura. This city has a lot of friendly, down to earth people that seem  More

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