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Gresham, OR vs Montesano, WA

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Highlights
- Household income in Montesano, is 6% less than it is in Gresham and is 19% below the National Average.
- Gresham unemployment rate is 7.8%.
- Montesano unemployment rate is 8.8%.

Economy
 Gresham, ORMontesano, WAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate7.8%8.8%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth0.9%1.0%1.6%
 Future Job Growth41.3%34.5%33.5%
 Sales Taxes0.0%8.8%6.2%
 Income Taxes9.0%0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$29,569$35,047$37,638
 Household Income$61,826$58,083$69,021
 Family Median Income$72,223$65,714$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Gresham, ORMontesano, WAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K9.0%8.9%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.8%1.5%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K8.4%4.0%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K10.2%13.3%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K9.6%17.2%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.5%7.4%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K11.2%6.5%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K12.2%21.1%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K17.0%13.8%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K6.9%2.0%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K4.3%4.4%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Gresham, ORMontesano, WAUnited States
 Management, business, finance10.8%16.7%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science4.6%8.9%6.5%
 Community, social services2.1%1.3%1.8%
 Legal0.7%1.3%1.2%
 Education, library4.4%6.0%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment1.6%0.9%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.1%3.6%6.2%
 Healthcare support5.4%4.3%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.7%13.3%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving6.7%2.4%5.4%
 Building maintenance5.1%1.0%3.6%
 Personal care2.3%4.2%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support21.7%23.6%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry1.1%1.4%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair8.8%3.9%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving17.9%7.2%13.1%

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Reviews for Gresham    4 Reviews

First, EVERYTHING is close and conveniently located. Second, there is NO sales tax, so a $1.99 burger is $1.99. You don't have to figure out the tax on anything. Third,  More

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Over 18 years ago

Beware of the I-Tax. It is costly. Not to mention if you are new to the area the I-Tax reflects on the entire Multnomah County area. Even if you rent you  More

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Over 18 years ago

there are more than 2 months of summer there, lived there my whole  More

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Reviews for Montesano    3 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

I lived in Montesano my entire life until moving away for college and career. -NOT a community of poverty -Great Festival of Lights during Christmas -Good schools,  More

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Concerning the last statement that "Sandra" left bothered me greatly. If you are talking about Montesano WA being "poverty" stricken, YOU ARE WRONG!!! Monte is a  More

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Over 16 years ago

I don't know where you get your information, but from the climate to population to ALL of your facts...THEY ARE WRONG! The population at best is 3500 people, the  More

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ZIPS IN GRESHAM, OREGON
97080 97030
ZIPS IN MONTESANO, WASHINGTON
98563

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