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Shasta Lake, CA vs Westcliffe, CO

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- Household income in Westcliffe, is 4% less than it is in Shasta Lake and is 39% below the National Average.
- Shasta Lake unemployment rate is 7.5%.
- Westcliffe unemployment rate is 5.5%.
 Shasta Lake, CAWestcliffe, COUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock5.5%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.2%1.6%
 Future Job Growth30.3%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock4.6%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$25,455  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$49,545$69,021
 Family Median Income$63,323  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Shasta Lake, CAWestcliffe, COUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock14.1%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K6.1%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock7.3%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K12.7%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock12.4%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.0%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock12.8%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K14.6%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock7.3%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K5.1%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock3.4%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Shasta Lake, CAWestcliffe, COUnited States
 Management, business, finance14.0%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock4.1%6.5%
 Community, social services1.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.0%1.2%
 Education, library6.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.0%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock2.0%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement3.4%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock5.1%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.7%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock0.0%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support22.4%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair15.2%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock9.2%13.1%
Reviews for Shasta Lake    2 Reviews

Ive lived in Shasta Co. for a good 30 years, and the summers have always been exceptionally warm. But over the last 10 years or so, the summers have gotten almost  More

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Over 18 years ago

Shasta Lake is small community 8 Miles North of Redding. One of the major boat Launch ramps (Centamodi Ramp), on shasta Lake is just 3 miles to the North East of town.   More

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Reviews for Westcliffe    4 Reviews

I’ve lived here for almost 2 years. Everyone I’ve met is friendly and helpful. The winters are long. But the snow does come and go. The mountains are breathtaking with  More

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Beautiful area with great local ranch folks. We just bought a small ranch property and are fleeing Colorado Springs, which is being overrun by blue state refugees from  More

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Kindof the unknown town near Pueblo, Florence, and CO Springs that people are starting to discover. With Colony lakes, a reservoir, Bishops Castle, the Royal Gorge, and  More

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