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Ridgecrest, CA vs Kingsland, GA

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- Household income in Kingsland, is 22% less than it is in Ridgecrest and is 14% below the National Average.
- Ridgecrest unemployment rate is 4.1%.
- Kingsland unemployment rate is 3.4%.
 Ridgecrest, CAKingsland, GAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock3.4%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.4%1.6%
 Future Job Growth26.0%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.8%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$36,966  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$60,787$69,021
 Family Median Income$91,994  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Ridgecrest, CAKingsland, GAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock10.2%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.1%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock10.2%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K6.0%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock12.6%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.3%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock12.2%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K12.8%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock18.8%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K10.5%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock2.8%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Ridgecrest, CAKingsland, GAUnited States
 Management, business, finance14.1%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock4.4%6.5%
 Community, social services3.4%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.0%1.2%
 Education, library5.2%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.4%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology3.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock1.2%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement3.4%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock10.5%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.9%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock3.0%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support16.6%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair6.7%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock11.3%13.1%
Reviews for Ridgecrest    7 Reviews

For context, I grew up in Ridgecrest and moved away after graduating high school. I have since lived in LA and the Bay Area but I visit RC often. RC is in the high  More

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Ridgecrest and Kern County are red state bastions in a land of blue voting counties. If you want a concealed weapons permit, you'll get it. Want to own any firearm  More

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Over 13 years ago

The hardest thing to get used to in Ridgecrest is the weather. It can get quite windy. And hot. 115 hot. But it's a dry heat! It does cool off in the evening, and it  More

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Reviews for Kingsland    4 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

We lived in Kingsbay Georgia from 2007 to 2010. Having lived all over the world we found the Kingsbay Georgia area the most unfriendly depressed area. Jacksonville,  More

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Live on the Saint Mary's River overlooking the state of Florida, beautiful weather in a gated golf course community called Osprey  More

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Over 15 years ago

Coming from New England, I hadn't thought much beyond the fact that the winters would be shorter and the summers much longer. I should have considered that the school  More

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