2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Littleton, CO vs Portland, OR

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Highlights
- Household income in Portland, is 5% less than it is in Littleton and is 12% above the National Average.
- Littleton unemployment rate is 6.2%.
- Portland unemployment rate is 6.9%.
 Littleton, COPortland, ORUnited States
 Unemployment Rate6.2%6.9%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth2.8%0.9%1.6%
 Future Job Growth41.6%42.4%33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.3%0.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes4.6%9.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$51,164$47,289$37,638
 Household Income$82,997$78,476$69,021
 Family Median Income$111,050$103,838$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Littleton, COPortland, ORUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K7.6%9.8%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.4%3.1%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K5.0%6.4%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K7.4%6.7%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K7.4%6.5%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.1%6.5%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K8.9%9.2%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K12.6%12.6%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K18.1%17.5%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K10.8%9.5%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K12.7%12.3%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Littleton, COPortland, ORUnited States
 Management, business, finance22.4%20.2%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science9.7%9.4%6.5%
 Community, social services3.0%2.5%1.8%
 Legal1.7%2.1%1.2%
 Education, library5.4%6.0%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment3.6%4.9%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.8%6.9%6.2%
 Healthcare support2.1%3.3%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.7%1.2%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving4.5%6.0%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.7%2.3%3.6%
 Personal care3.2%2.7%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support19.6%17.9%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.2%0.3%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair6.1%4.7%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving10.3%9.7%13.1%
Reviews for Littleton    20 Reviews

I grew up here in the 1970s and 80s, when it was indisputably the best suburb of Denver. The city was close, but horseback riding and hunting were even closer, and of  More

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I've lived in Littleton for 30 years. The city council idiots are bringing in street people/voters. Littleton WAS the south metro posh Cherry Creek area. No more. The  More

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Over 5 years ago

Lived here for 14 yrs and it totally sucks. Overcrowded, traffic is awful, rude and unfriendly people and prices are getting worse. I'm outta here  More

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Reviews for Portland    386 Reviews

I lived in Portland for 19 years (I've also lived in Boise, ID, the Bay Area, Austin, TX and now Nampa, ID). It drives me nuts when people try to give a large city a  More

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One of the best cities in America. Food scene is the best in the world. Weather is preferable over places where you have the same weather year round. I enjoy the  More

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I moved from Houston to Portland about a year ago. I remember reading the reviews on here and it making me second guess moving before I did, so I wanted to come back and  More

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