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San Diego, CA vs La Porte, IN

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Highlights
- Household income in La Porte, is 49% less than it is in San Diego and is 52% below the National Average.
- San Diego unemployment rate is 6.6%.
- La Porte unemployment rate is 6.7%.
 San Diego, CALa Porte, INUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock6.7%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-0.1%1.6%
 Future Job Growth34.9%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock4.2%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$46,460  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$45,277$69,021
 Family Median Income$106,037  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 San Diego, CALa Porte, INUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock9.4%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.6%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock14.4%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K5.8%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock11.9%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.3%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock11.3%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K12.6%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock11.1%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K10.6%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock1.5%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 San Diego, CALa Porte, INUnited States
 Management, business, finance19.0%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock2.8%6.5%
 Community, social services1.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.3%1.2%
 Education, library5.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.7%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.4%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock3.7%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.8%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock5.1%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.3%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock0.9%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support18.3%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock1.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair5.1%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock22.1%13.1%
Reviews for San Diego    319 Reviews

I have lived in San Diego for more than half my life (I am 30) and love it. It has something for everyone and more from arts, to sporting events, and all cuisine is  More

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The only real knock again San Diego is the cost of living, but it is paradise compared to most cities of similar size. Those who complain about the traffic here or say  More

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I have lived in San Diego since 1968 and I am now almost 62 years old. I love San Diego, I really do. But it has become so crowded and so expensive over the years. It  More

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Reviews for La Porte    5 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

La Porte is close to Chicago without all of the big city prices. Easy to visit several cities which a relatively  More

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You might not believe it, but being in the snow belt has unexpected benefits -- like spending the day at home when you planned to go to work but couldn't get out of the  More

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Some of the good things about La Porte. It has the La Porte County Symphony for music lovers, La Porte Little Theater for those who like plays, an art gallery with  More

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