| ECONOMY | Hermiston | East Chicago | United States |
| Unemployment Rate | 7.60% | 9.70% | 8.60% |
| Recent Job Growth | 0.90% | -0.59% | 0.35% |
| Future Job Growth | 34.20% | 29.12% | 32.10% |
| Sales Taxes | 0.00% | 6.00% | 5.00% |
| Income Taxes | 9.00% | 3.40% | 4.70% |
| Income per Cap. | $20,110 | $14,475 | $26,154 |
| Household Income | $44,256 | $28,896 | $50,935 |
| ESTIMATED HOUSEHOLDS BY HOUSEHOLD INCOME | | | |
| Income Less Than 15K | 12.04% | 27.87% | 12.37% |
| Income between 15K and 25K | 14.29% | 15.76% | 10.53% |
| Income between 25K and 35K | 11.79% | 14.83% | 10.88% |
| Income between 35K and 50K | 18.14% | 15.28% | 15.37% |
| Income between 50K and 75K | 22.29% | 14.35% | 20.14% |
| Income between 75K and 100K | 9.96% | 6.08% | 12.41% |
| Income between 100K and 150K | 8.73% | 3.94% | 11.27% |
| Income between 150K and 250K | 1.83% | 1.36% | 5.01% |
| Income between 250K and 500K | 0.84% | 0.48% | 1.86% |
| Income greater than 500K | 0.08% | 0.05% | 0.16% |
| POPULATION BY OCCUPATION | | | |
| Management, Business, and Financial Operations | 8.56% | 5.64% | 14.04% |
| Professional and Related Occupations | 14.01% | 11.86% | 20.61% |
| Service | 16.77% | 21.09% | 14.45% |
| Sales and Office | 25.01% | 23.69% | 26.75% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry | 3.11% | 0.12% | 0.70% |
| Construction, Extraction, and Maintenance | 10.69% | 9.37% | 9.42% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving | 21.88% | 28.23% | 14.05% |
