2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Lancaster, CA vs Gresham, OR

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Highlights
- Household income in Gresham, is 1% more than it is in Lancaster and is 12% below the National Average.
- Lancaster unemployment rate is 15.6%.
- Gresham unemployment rate is 7.8%.
 Lancaster, CAGresham, ORUnited States
 Unemployment Rate15.6%7.8%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth0.7%0.9%1.6%
 Future Job Growth30.3%41.3%33.5%
 Sales Taxes9.5%0.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes8.0%9.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$24,812$29,569$37,638
 Household Income$61,454$61,826$69,021
 Family Median Income$68,592$72,223$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Lancaster, CAGresham, ORUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K14.0%9.0%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.4%3.8%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K8.3%8.4%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K7.7%10.2%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K8.4%9.6%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.0%7.5%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K10.5%11.2%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K13.1%12.2%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K16.3%17.0%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K6.2%6.9%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K5.1%4.3%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Lancaster, CAGresham, ORUnited States
 Management, business, finance11.5%10.8%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science5.5%4.6%6.5%
 Community, social services2.8%2.1%1.8%
 Legal0.6%0.7%1.2%
 Education, library7.3%4.4%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment1.4%1.6%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.6%5.1%6.2%
 Healthcare support5.2%5.4%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement3.7%1.7%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving4.0%6.7%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.3%5.1%3.6%
 Personal care3.1%2.3%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support18.9%21.7%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.4%1.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair10.9%8.8%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving13.9%17.9%13.1%
Reviews for Lancaster    48 Reviews

Worse than even Compton in some ways... worse than hell overall. This place is so bad you will want to off yourself every day just by being here, but probably not too  More

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Over 4 years ago

I was born here, then grew up here for 17 years and joined the Army as a teen, but constantly went back to visit my parents and friends. I lived there again for 4 years  More

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Over 6 years ago

Moved to the Eastside of Lancaster. I have target, lowes, the whole wheatery, homedepot, bank of America, wells Fargo, Walmart, traders Joe's, Carl's jr, burger king,  More

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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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