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Nevada City, CA vs Shasta Lake, CA

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- Household income in Shasta Lake, is 3% less than it is in Nevada City and is 33% below the National Average.
- Nevada City unemployment rate is 6.1%.
- Shasta Lake unemployment rate is 7.5%.
 Nevada City, CAShasta Lake, CAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock7.5%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.5%1.6%
 Future Job Growth31.1%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock8.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$45,734  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$51,713$69,021
 Family Median Income$95,871  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Nevada City, CAShasta Lake, CAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock13.6%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.7%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock10.2%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K7.4%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock6.4%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.6%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock10.4%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K11.6%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock12.5%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K11.1%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock1.2%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Nevada City, CAShasta Lake, CAUnited States
 Management, business, finance16.5%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock3.6%6.5%
 Community, social services1.4%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.9%1.2%
 Education, library6.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.1%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology4.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock6.1%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.1%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock6.6%5.4%
 Building maintenance6.5%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.2%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support18.0%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair9.7%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock7.3%13.1%
Reviews for Nevada City    6 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

I lived in Y.C Ca for 14 yrs and Nevada City became my favorite town to visit. The restaurants are great, the night life is mellow but you get a variety of music...shoos  More

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We are seriously considering a move to Nevada City. I have a lot of questions about what it will be like for a liberal-minded family with a teenage son. Will he find  More

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Over 9 years ago

I have been coming here since I was a child. I am from the bay area, the town I grew up in was small and I met my husband there. We raised our children there. The  More

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Reviews for Shasta Lake    2 Reviews

Ive lived in Shasta Co. for a good 30 years, and the summers have always been exceptionally warm. But over the last 10 years or so, the summers have gotten almost  More

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Over 18 years ago

Shasta Lake is small community 8 Miles North of Redding. One of the major boat Launch ramps (Centamodi Ramp), on shasta Lake is just 3 miles to the North East of town.   More

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