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Santa Paula, CA vs Hollister, CA

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Highlights
- Household income in Hollister, is 30% more than it is in Santa Paula and is 21% above the National Average.
- Santa Paula unemployment rate is 12.6%.
- Hollister unemployment rate is 9.3%.
 Santa Paula, CAHollister, CAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock9.3%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.8%1.6%
 Future Job Growth21.1%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock8.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$24,845  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$87,761$69,021
 Family Median Income$70,383  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Santa Paula, CAHollister, CAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock5.7%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.3%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock4.2%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K9.0%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock6.7%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K5.1%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock12.5%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K16.5%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock23.4%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K7.0%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock8.3%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Santa Paula, CAHollister, CAUnited States
 Management, business, finance6.0%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock3.0%6.5%
 Community, social services1.2%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.3%1.2%
 Education, library4.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.1%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology2.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock4.6%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.9%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock5.5%5.4%
 Building maintenance6.1%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.7%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support24.3%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock3.3%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair10.6%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock15.1%13.1%
Reviews for Santa Paula    6 Reviews

Moved from Ventura CA to Fillmore CA for better housing affordability. Then we needed to upgrade and moved to Santa Paula. That was a compromise from a small town  More

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We have lived in Santa Paula for five years. After living in LA, we found the charming neighborhoods, low crime, friendly people, and idyllic climate (except for those 3  More

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Over 19 years ago

According to studies conducted by the County of Ventura, 60% of homes in Santa Paula have more people living in them than they were designed to contain. 60%! This is  More

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Reviews for Hollister    2 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Hollister, California has a wonderful bicycle store named Off the Chain Bikes. Brian Lucas owns and operates this store. His knowledge and passion for cycling is so  More

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Over 19 years ago

great dirt bike  More

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