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Spanaway, WA vs South Lake Tahoe, CA

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- Household income in South Lake Tahoe, is 28% less than it is in Spanaway and is 19% below the National Average.
- Spanaway unemployment rate is 6.8%.
- South Lake Tahoe unemployment rate is 6.3%.
 Spanaway, WASouth Lake Tahoe, CAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock6.3%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.7%1.6%
 Future Job Growth41.3%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes9.9%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock8.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$29,919  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$57,976$69,021
 Family Median Income$84,326  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Spanaway, WASouth Lake Tahoe, CAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock10.1%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.7%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock9.8%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K6.5%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock7.2%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.0%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock9.7%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K19.8%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock16.2%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K7.8%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock7.1%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Spanaway, WASouth Lake Tahoe, CAUnited States
 Management, business, finance10.5%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock3.9%6.5%
 Community, social services2.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.2%1.2%
 Education, library3.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock3.2%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology4.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock3.0%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement3.0%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock13.2%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.2%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock6.1%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support22.7%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.9%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair13.2%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock10.9%13.1%
Reviews for Spanaway    6 Reviews

I have been living in Spanaway since 1973 ... over the years I’ve seen its ups and downs ... and lately its been down. This is due, in large part, to the immigrants from  More

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I picked up my daughter from SeaTac last night around midnight and mentally prepared to make our way south through the detours of the train derailment in Dupont. We  More

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One of the most beautiful places to live. However, it is very far away from my family and it does not get hot enough for me in the summer. The rain and winter darkness  More

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Reviews for South Lake Tahoe    10 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Pretty boring town. Very run down and seedy too. Lake is nothing special either. I much prefer the Pacific coast or even the Atlantic coast or great  More

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Seriously I don't get what the big deal about this dump is everything is grossly overpriced scenery is boring and not at all interesting very boring nothing to do very  More

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Over 5 years ago

Beautiful place to live. This site has most of the details wrong, has somehow lumped it together with Sacramento. Elevation is 6250 feet at the lake. Weather is cold in  More

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