| ECONOMY | Oregon City | Lake Charles | United States |
| Unemployment Rate | 7.70% | 6.00% | 8.60% |
| Recent Job Growth | 0.55% | 0.02% | 0.35% |
| Future Job Growth | 33.40% | 34.04% | 32.10% |
| Sales Taxes | 0.00% | 9.00% | 5.00% |
| Income Taxes | 9.00% | 4.00% | 4.70% |
| Income per Cap. | $24,973 | $24,082 | $26,154 |
| Household Income | $55,879 | $39,949 | $50,935 |
| ESTIMATED HOUSEHOLDS BY HOUSEHOLD INCOME | | | |
| Income Less Than 15K | 8.84% | 18.88% | 12.37% |
| Income between 15K and 25K | 8.29% | 14.64% | 10.53% |
| Income between 25K and 35K | 9.21% | 11.25% | 10.88% |
| Income between 35K and 50K | 16.78% | 15.00% | 15.37% |
| Income between 50K and 75K | 25.04% | 16.55% | 20.14% |
| Income between 75K and 100K | 14.58% | 9.17% | 12.41% |
| Income between 100K and 150K | 12.96% | 9.29% | 11.27% |
| Income between 150K and 250K | 3.33% | 3.58% | 5.01% |
| Income between 250K and 500K | 0.89% | 1.50% | 1.86% |
| Income greater than 500K | 0.07% | 0.14% | 0.16% |
| POPULATION BY OCCUPATION | | | |
| Management, Business, and Financial Operations | 12.99% | 9.86% | 14.04% |
| Professional and Related Occupations | 16.37% | 20.33% | 20.61% |
| Service | 14.89% | 20.93% | 14.45% |
| Sales and Office | 28.94% | 26.87% | 26.75% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry | 0.24% | 0.09% | 0.70% |
| Construction, Extraction, and Maintenance | 12.26% | 10.05% | 9.42% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving | 14.32% | 11.87% | 14.05% |
