2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Woodland, CA vs Oakland, CA

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Highlights
- Household income in Oakland, is 9% more than it is in Woodland and is 19% above the National Average.
- Woodland unemployment rate is 8.3%.
- Oakland unemployment rate is 7.7%.
 Woodland, CAOakland, CAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate8.3%7.7%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth0.9%1.4%1.6%
 Future Job Growth31.9%35.3%33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.0%9.3%6.2%
 Income Taxes8.0%8.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$34,138$49,970$37,638
 Household Income$78,279$85,628$69,021
 Family Median Income$87,905$99,519$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Woodland, CAOakland, CAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K6.5%10.3%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.9%3.2%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K6.9%6.8%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K7.4%5.7%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K5.5%5.7%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K9.3%6.0%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K9.7%7.0%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K14.3%11.0%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K19.0%15.7%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K10.5%10.5%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K8.1%18.0%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Woodland, CAOakland, CAUnited States
 Management, business, finance15.4%19.9%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science4.8%9.6%6.5%
 Community, social services2.0%2.6%1.8%
 Legal0.5%2.2%1.2%
 Education, library6.8%6.6%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment1.4%4.9%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology2.7%4.4%6.2%
 Healthcare support4.5%2.9%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.1%1.9%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving5.9%5.1%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.9%3.6%3.6%
 Personal care3.3%2.7%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support18.3%16.8%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry3.2%0.3%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair10.1%6.2%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving15.1%10.4%13.1%
Reviews for Woodland    4 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

I am pretty unhappy about the water quality in Woodland. I have always drank bottled water, it is just what I was raised on. I have wanted to drink tap water to save the  More

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Over 14 years ago

Affordable, with good schools. Negative: hottest part of los angeles  More

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Over 18 years ago

Small town slowly  More

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Reviews for Oakland    38 Reviews

I move to Oakland 20yrs ago with high hopes, loved the geography of the city, the diversity is outstanding, and the charm of the older homes is wonderful. When I  More

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Over 3 years ago

Fun place to visit. Little rough is some areas- a lot to do  More

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I moved to Oakland because of its racial diversity in the early eighties although I've seen some ups and downs in this visually beautiful city, it has never been as bad  More

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