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South Padre Island, TX vs Malibu, CA

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- Household income in Malibu, is 194% more than it is in South Padre Island and is 61% above the National Average.
- South Padre Island unemployment rate is 10.0%.
- Malibu unemployment rate is 10.9%.
 South Padre Island, TXMalibu, CAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock10.9%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.7%1.6%
 Future Job Growth27.7%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock8.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$52,275  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$178,594$69,021
 Family Median Income$77,971  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 South Padre Island, TXMalibu, CAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock8.2%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.3%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock4.4%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K10.0%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock1.3%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K15.7%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock2.7%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K12.6%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock11.6%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K1.5%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock43.2%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 South Padre Island, TXMalibu, CAUnited States
 Management, business, finance22.8%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock3.2%6.5%
 Community, social services0.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock7.7%1.2%
 Education, library7.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock12.4%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology11.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock0.6%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.0%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock2.0%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.2%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock1.3%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support18.0%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair1.6%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock3.3%13.1%
Reviews for South Padre Island    2 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

Winter is very mild and wonderful. Lots of wind year round. Summers are hot in the low 90's but  More

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Over 17 years ago

is th crime as bad as i hear thatit  More

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Reviews for Malibu    1 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

great  More

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