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Santa Cruz, CA vs Tulsa, OK

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- Household income in Tulsa, is 46% less than it is in Santa Cruz and is 32% below the National Average.
- Santa Cruz unemployment rate is 4.5%.
- Tulsa unemployment rate is 4.7%.
 Santa Cruz, CATulsa, OKUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock4.7%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock2.7%1.6%
 Future Job Growth33.8%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes9.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$46,720  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$52,438$69,021
 Family Median Income$145,326  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Santa Cruz, CATulsa, OKUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock12.6%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.6%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock11.3%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K5.9%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock9.5%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K3.8%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock9.4%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K9.2%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock11.7%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K11.5%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock6.7%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Santa Cruz, CATulsa, OKUnited States
 Management, business, finance17.4%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock5.1%6.5%
 Community, social services2.9%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.6%1.2%
 Education, library10.1%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.0%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock2.9%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.3%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock6.4%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.2%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.7%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support18.1%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair3.3%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock13.4%13.1%
Reviews for Santa Cruz    44 Reviews

I lived in the Santa Cruz area for 20 years. UCSC alum. Our kids were born there. There are wonderful things about Santa Cruz, but also many serious problems that we  More

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Over 5 years ago

I have been here for four generations! My kids are the fifth. I guess that should tell you how wonderful it is here, at least for us. It's so cool to have world class  More

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I was born over the hill in San Jose area, and as a kid I loved coming over to the boardwalk. Santa Cruz has always been and always will be a town of diversity,  More

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Reviews for Tulsa    97 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

I have moved from Tulsa in 2002 and miss it so much! Tulsa area was where I was born and raised, I moved to Indiana for marriage. I actually want so badly to move back  More

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I have lived in Tulsa, OK since 2004 meanwhile raising a family and having career modifications, etc. Additionally, I have lived in Florida, Texas, and Nebraska; I have  More

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Over 5 years ago

Nice enough but not welcoming to "outsiders". Tulsa has the slowness of the south but without the hospitality. Honestly there is no reason to make this a permanent  More

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