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San Marcos, CA vs Long Beach, CA

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Highlights
- Household income in Long Beach, is 21% less than it is in San Marcos and is 3% above the National Average.
- San Marcos unemployment rate is 5.9%.
- Long Beach unemployment rate is 11.5%.
 San Marcos, CALong Beach, CAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock11.5%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.7%1.6%
 Future Job Growth38.4%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock8.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$39,122  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$71,150$69,021
 Family Median Income$110,202  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 San Marcos, CALong Beach, CAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock9.7%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.4%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock7.1%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K7.2%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock6.7%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K4.1%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock9.0%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K11.6%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock16.4%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K13.6%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock9.5%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 San Marcos, CALong Beach, CAUnited States
 Management, business, finance20.2%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock5.9%6.5%
 Community, social services1.3%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.1%1.2%
 Education, library5.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock3.5%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology4.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock4.1%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.6%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock6.2%5.4%
 Building maintenance5.1%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.8%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support20.1%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair7.3%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock13.6%13.1%
Reviews for San Marcos    5 Reviews

Just an amazing place to live. I have lived in 7 states and almost countless cities. Sam Marcos is one of the best. This is literally the longest place I have lived  More

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Over 15 years ago

Is this area to expensive for the average income retired  More

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Over 18 years ago

Beautiful Mediterranean climate with bright sunshine and ocean breazes. City is just 15 minutes away from the  More

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Reviews for Long Beach    45 Reviews

Local born and bred. This place is going down the drain. Crime is up, housing is up, yuppies finding nothing wrong with it since they want to validate spending 3k on a 2  More

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Angelique · 
Over 5 years ago

I love Long Beach. I especially shoreline village and the aquarium of the pacific. The only big problem here (for me) is crime. Otherwise, nice  More

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Over 7 years ago

The cost of living is extremely high and there are way too many apartments or multi unit homes which have no parking. But with everyone living on top of each other it  More

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