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Seal Beach, CA vs Lacey, WA

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- Household income in Lacey, is 1% less than it is in Seal Beach and is 8% above the National Average.
- Seal Beach unemployment rate is 6.7%.
- Lacey unemployment rate is 6.6%.
 Seal Beach, CALacey, WAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock6.6%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.4%1.6%
 Future Job Growth30.5%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$61,015  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$75,059$69,021
 Family Median Income$126,308  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Seal Beach, CALacey, WAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock6.0%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.3%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock5.7%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K8.0%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock8.0%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.9%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock11.4%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K10.2%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock22.1%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K8.7%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock3.6%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Seal Beach, CALacey, WAUnited States
 Management, business, finance22.7%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock6.5%6.5%
 Community, social services2.3%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.8%1.2%
 Education, library9.2%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock0.6%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology8.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock5.9%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement3.2%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock4.5%5.4%
 Building maintenance0.8%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock1.9%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support22.4%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock1.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair5.5%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock11.9%13.1%
Reviews for Seal Beach    3 Reviews

Beach towns are notoriously crowded in the summer, but if you can overlook the crowds you will find a small town feeling comforting in Seal Beach. The beach community of  More

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Over 18 years ago

Seal Beach has the best weather of any place I've lived, and I've lived in two coutries, 5 states, and 14 cities or towns. Seal Beach has vitually no air pullution,  More

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My dad and uncle were born and raised in Seal Beach; my grandparents bought their family home back in 1963 (when my dad was 12) for about $50K. 3 bedroom, 2 bath,  More

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Reviews for Lacey    7 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

My husband is in the military and so we move from place to place. Lacey is about 20 minutes drive from Joint Base Lewis Mcchord. The area is really nice because it is a  More

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Over 15 years ago

I'm just ready to move someplace where the sun shines more, it's warmer and  More

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Over 16 years ago

There is currently construction on a trail that connects from Lacey to Tummwater. The trail used to be an abandoned railroad. I'm very happy because of  More

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