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Valley Center, CA vs Etna, CA

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- Household income in Etna, is 53% less than it is in Valley Center and is 42% below the National Average.
- Valley Center unemployment rate is 6.9%.
- Etna unemployment rate is 9.3%.
 Valley Center, CAEtna, CAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock9.3%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.4%1.6%
 Future Job Growth34.2%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock8.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$36,815  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$48,523$69,021
 Family Median Income$105,962  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Valley Center, CAEtna, CAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock16.6%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.0%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock5.8%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K4.5%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock11.5%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K5.7%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock15.9%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K12.4%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock11.9%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K14.4%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock0.0%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Valley Center, CAEtna, CAUnited States
 Management, business, finance16.5%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock2.3%6.5%
 Community, social services0.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.0%1.2%
 Education, library3.2%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.6%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology3.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock0.0%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.1%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock7.5%5.4%
 Building maintenance6.9%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock3.4%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support25.3%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock7.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair9.1%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock7.1%13.1%
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Reviews for Etna    2 Reviews

Over 19 years ago

Etna is a precious and productive little town in Scott valley that may begin to suffer from attack of the eco infiltration. Highly dependent on water for hay production  More

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I moved to Etna in March 2005 from Riverside County in So. Calif. I quickly named the town the friendliest town in the west. Everyone waves, even if they have never  More

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