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Olympia, WA vs California City, CA

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- Household income in California City, is 34% less than it is in Olympia and is 54% below the National Average.
- Olympia unemployment rate is 5.6%.
- California City unemployment rate is 11.1%.
 Olympia, WACalifornia City, CAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock11.1%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.2%1.6%
 Future Job Growth42.5%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.9%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock8.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$38,443  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$44,733$69,021
 Family Median Income$90,000  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Olympia, WACalifornia City, CAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock19.0%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.8%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock12.5%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K6.7%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock4.4%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.3%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock6.1%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K14.4%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock12.5%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K7.1%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock6.7%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Olympia, WACalifornia City, CAUnited States
 Management, business, finance17.9%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock6.0%6.5%
 Community, social services2.4%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.8%1.2%
 Education, library7.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.6%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology7.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock4.9%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.0%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock1.7%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.1%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock7.0%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support17.2%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock2.9%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair5.1%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock12.3%13.1%
Reviews for Olympia    39 Reviews

We moved here from Kitsap Bremerton/Silverdale WA area and this beats it all the way in all material ways. The only reason not to give it 5 stars is the cost of  More

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Over 4 years ago

The city is horrible. The business have been chased out by homeless. The city government makes it for difficult for businesses to thrive. If you like what Seattle is  More

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Having lived all over the world we decided to retire in Olympia and live on the Puget Sound. Yes it rains but the weather can change dramatically in a day with sun and  More

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Reviews for California City    6 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

My husband and I moved here in Nov 2014 from San Bernardino and we moved here for one reason, we got an enormous house with lots of land and no neighbors for $64,200. No  More

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California City, CA is a wonderful diverse community that is ever growing, in population and home values. Living here over many months and researching here over 4  More

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Over 9 years ago

Living in Cal City 5+ years I can say this: There are nicer areas than others and I lucked out. My street is quiet, have had no problems and neighbors are nice. There  More

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