2024 Compare Cities Economy:
San Luis Obispo, CA vs Lexington, KY

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Highlights
- Household income in Lexington, is 1% less than it is in San Luis Obispo and is 12% below the National Average.
- San Luis Obispo unemployment rate is 5.5%.
- Lexington unemployment rate is 4.3%.
 San Luis Obispo, CALexington, KYUnited States
 Unemployment Rate5.5%4.3%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth1.3%1.4%1.6%
 Future Job Growth34.6%37.8%33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.8%6.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes8.0%7.8%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$39,464$37,475$37,638
 Household Income$61,862$61,526$69,021
 Family Median Income$106,936$84,028$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 San Luis Obispo, CALexington, KYUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K13.8%10.6%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K6.6%3.9%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K7.9%9.8%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K6.5%9.0%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K8.0%7.7%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.3%8.1%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K7.8%9.5%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K9.3%12.3%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K14.6%14.9%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K6.5%6.3%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K12.7%7.8%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 San Luis Obispo, CALexington, KYUnited States
 Management, business, finance16.1%16.5%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science11.2%6.8%6.5%
 Community, social services2.0%1.8%1.8%
 Legal0.7%1.6%1.2%
 Education, library9.0%8.5%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment2.0%2.4%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology4.9%8.4%6.2%
 Healthcare support3.1%2.7%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.7%1.4%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving11.1%6.0%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.1%3.2%3.6%
 Personal care3.3%3.1%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support20.7%21.0%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.9%0.7%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair3.9%4.9%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving7.5%11.1%13.1%
Reviews for San Luis Obispo    21 Reviews

MY FIANCEE AND I ARE LOOKING TO MOVE TO SLO FOR RETIREMENT ( NEXT MONTH ) WE ARE BOTH ARTISTS AND HOPE OUR TALENT WILL HELP WITH COST OF LIVING IN SLO!!! ANY  More

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Over 9 years ago

In almost any season of the year in San Luis Obispo, you’ll find the sun shining and the temperature hitting around 70º at some point in the day. With the temperature  More

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San Luis Obispo and surrounding areas are beautiful, great weather, beaches, farms markets, a downtown area full of some of the best bars and restaurants, wine country,  More

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Reviews for Lexington    62 Reviews

Lexington is a beautiful city. There are tons of tree lined streets and even trees in both sides of the city's only freeway. It's relatively small, which can be both  More

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Over 3 years ago

Very beautiful/underrated city!!  More

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I have lived here now for over five years, originally from the west coast and here is my top 10 for why you should NOT move here. #1 The Culture: They have none, it  More

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