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Columbus, OH vs Oak Harbor, WA

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Highlights
- Household income in Oak Harbor, is 5% more than it is in Columbus and is 13% below the National Average.
- Columbus unemployment rate is 5.7%.
- Oak Harbor unemployment rate is 6.5%.

Economy
 Columbus, OHOak Harbor, WAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate5.7%6.5%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth0.9%0.2%1.6%
 Future Job Growth34.2%40.3%33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.5%8.7%6.2%
 Income Taxes5.7%0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$32,481$30,377$37,638
 Household Income$58,575$61,261$69,021
 Family Median Income$70,630$73,021$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Columbus, OHOak Harbor, WAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K10.8%8.3%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K4.3%2.5%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K8.4%7.5%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K10.0%8.0%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K8.7%11.2%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.9%10.7%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K10.6%12.2%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K13.5%14.2%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K15.3%16.1%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K5.2%5.4%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K4.3%3.8%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Columbus, OHOak Harbor, WAUnited States
 Management, business, finance16.9%9.9%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science8.0%3.9%6.5%
 Community, social services2.1%1.9%1.8%
 Legal1.1%0.1%1.2%
 Education, library5.8%10.0%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment2.1%2.0%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.6%3.8%6.2%
 Healthcare support3.6%7.8%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.8%1.9%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving6.0%6.7%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.1%4.8%3.6%
 Personal care2.4%2.9%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support21.4%21.4%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.1%0.7%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair4.8%8.9%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving14.2%13.3%13.1%

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Reviews for Columbus    156 Reviews

Ellenore · 
Over 1 years ago

I've lived here for my whole life! Awesome place to  More

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We lived in Columbus from 2014-2022, originally from Denver work has taken us to Charlotte, NC, Austin and Atlanta for perspective. One of our biggest reasons for  More

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Over 2 years ago

The city has nice areas and old/ugly areas that look like the remains of a civil war. The nice areas are pretty. Traffic isn't bad compared to Cali but the summer  More

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Reviews for Oak Harbor    6 Reviews

The new high school addition looks great, but the quality of the education is lacking. The worst I would have to say, is the English dept. All of the senior parents were  More

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Over 16 years ago

I have found Oak Harbor to be a nice place to live in general, but still feel it is too secluded for me personally. There is not a lot to do as far as night life or  More

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Over 16 years ago

Windy, dreary, wet and noisy. A great place if you're a slug or  More

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ZIPS IN COLUMBUS, OHIO
43228, 43229, 43207, 43232, 43224, 43204, 43235, 43110, 43201, 43219, 31 total
ZIPS IN OAK HARBOR, WASHINGTON
98277

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