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San Luis Obispo, CA vs Mammoth Lakes, CA

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- Household income in Mammoth Lakes, is 25% more than it is in San Luis Obispo and is 11% above the National Average.
- San Luis Obispo unemployment rate is 5.5%.
- Mammoth Lakes unemployment rate is 7.8%.
 San Luis Obispo, CAMammoth Lakes, CAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock7.8%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock6.5%1.6%
 Future Job Growth34.6%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock8.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$39,464  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$77,545$69,021
 Family Median Income$106,936  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 San Luis Obispo, CAMammoth Lakes, CAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock2.2%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K6.6%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock7.6%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K6.5%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock8.8%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.3%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock9.8%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K9.3%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock14.6%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K6.5%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock6.8%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 San Luis Obispo, CAMammoth Lakes, CAUnited States
 Management, business, finance16.1%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock2.6%6.5%
 Community, social services2.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.0%1.2%
 Education, library9.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock3.3%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology4.9%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock0.7%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.7%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock5.4%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.1%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock3.1%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support20.7%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock1.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair3.9%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock8.1%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 10 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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