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San Jacinto, CA vs Gulf Shores, AL

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- Household income in Gulf Shores, is 15% less than it is in San Jacinto and is 30% below the National Average.
- San Jacinto unemployment rate is 10.5%.
- Gulf Shores unemployment rate is 2.9%.
 San Jacinto, CAGulf Shores, ALUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock2.9%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock3.3%1.6%
 Future Job Growth37.2%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$22,610  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$53,048$69,021
 Family Median Income$69,423  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 San Jacinto, CAGulf Shores, ALUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock8.9%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K4.6%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock11.8%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K7.9%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock9.9%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.3%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock7.1%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K16.7%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock11.8%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K5.5%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock5.4%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 San Jacinto, CAGulf Shores, ALUnited States
 Management, business, finance10.1%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock1.8%6.5%
 Community, social services1.8%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.8%1.2%
 Education, library5.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock3.7%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology3.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock1.2%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement3.2%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock9.5%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.1%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock3.8%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support20.4%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair12.0%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock3.2%13.1%
Reviews for San Jacinto    7 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

We just moved here from Los Angeles. Small quiet place with huge brand new houses. A lots of parks, shopping and this place is still growing. Yes, farms smell, but it's  More

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Over 9 years ago

Sun year round, very dry year round, usually very hot in the  More

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well i agree with all of you, some people are rude but i notice that is the younger generation (under 25)i moved here about a year ago and yes it sucks because there are  More

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Reviews for Gulf Shores    6 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Owned a place there for 20 years and spend a few weeks each season there. Heading back in a few weeks! Lows: Spotty internet for work. Saturday traffic. Hurricanes.  More

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I know that there are a few people out there that would just as soon throw rotten tomatoes at me for saying what I’m about to say, but I hate, hate, HATE living in Gulf  More

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Over 14 years ago

Gulf Shores offers many sunny days, compared to the rest of Baldwin County.  More

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