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Placerville, CA vs Oakdale, CA

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- Household income in Oakdale, is 13% more than it is in Placerville and is 5% above the National Average.
- Placerville unemployment rate is 6.3%.
- Oakdale unemployment rate is 8.8%.
 Placerville, CAOakdale, CAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate6.3%8.8%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth1.7%1.3%1.6%
 Future Job Growth34.3%28.9%33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.3%8.4%6.2%
 Income Taxes8.0%8.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$33,970$32,765$37,638
 Household Income$64,348$72,479$69,021
 Family Median Income$75,682$89,317$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Placerville, CAOakdale, CAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K11.4%12.8%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.7%2.1%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K11.7%7.1%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K4.7%9.8%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K8.2%4.9%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K5.2%6.1%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K11.9%8.2%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K13.7%13.9%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K20.6%14.7%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K3.7%9.5%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K5.1%10.8%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Placerville, CAOakdale, CAUnited States
 Management, business, finance12.9%15.3%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science5.0%4.6%6.5%
 Community, social services1.7%1.7%1.8%
 Legal0.9%0.8%1.2%
 Education, library7.7%6.2%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment3.3%1.2%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology4.8%5.7%6.2%
 Healthcare support3.3%2.5%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.3%2.0%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving5.5%4.1%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.1%2.6%3.6%
 Personal care3.9%4.5%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support25.4%21.9%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.3%1.8%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair8.4%13.1%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving11.7%12.0%13.1%
Reviews for Placerville    6 Reviews

We've lived in PV for over 20 years, having moved from the LA area. We chose to move here while working with the intent on retiring here and commuted to Sacramento to  More

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Over 11 years ago

We have built our retirement home here completed in 2013. Still a few years away from moving in (kid's college & weddings) but we are really looking forward to it. We  More

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Over 16 years ago

Placerville is a Republican Island in a Blue State- all of the politics are dominated by San Francisco and L.A. limosine liberals, and how they vote controls state  More

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Reviews for Oakdale    3 Reviews

I have lived here for about 10 years. Except for rush hour traffic on F Street the area is relatively quiet. We are the "Gateway to Yosemite" in that both California  More

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Over 15 years ago

October through May are great months. It doesn't snow here, but the temp might drop to high 30's at night during the winter. During spring, we have some windy days with  More

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Over 17 years ago

We have lived in this community for 30 years. We have raised our children here. We like the area and the town. The town doesn't offer enough shopping but the close city  More

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