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Portola, CA vs Arnold, CA

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Highlights
- Household income in Arnold, is 52% more than it is in Portola and is 1% below the National Average.
- Portola unemployment rate is 12.0%.
- Arnold unemployment rate is 6.3%.
 Portola, CAArnold, CAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock6.3%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock2.7%1.6%
 Future Job Growth21.3%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock8.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$26,905  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$68,558$69,021
 Family Median Income$59,915  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Portola, CAArnold, CAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock4.3%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K12.1%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock3.0%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K6.7%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock4.8%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.4%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock8.4%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K10.0%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock19.1%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K1.4%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock15.3%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Portola, CAArnold, CAUnited States
 Management, business, finance8.7%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock2.6%6.5%
 Community, social services0.8%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock4.1%1.2%
 Education, library11.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock0.0%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.9%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock1.1%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.7%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock10.2%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.8%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock0.0%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support10.8%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair14.5%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock18.2%13.1%
Reviews for Portola    1 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Sssh.... sorry, we are closed :) Kidding, but it's a lovely place I stayed for about 5 years before moving to Idaho. Winters can be tough, very green.   More

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Reviews for Arnold    1 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Very high here.Most business's have no competion,hence higher prices.have to drive at least 20 miles to get better  More

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