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Marysville, WA vs Tacoma, WA

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Highlights
- Household income in Tacoma, is 21% less than it is in Marysville and is 1% above the National Average.
- Marysville unemployment rate is 7.0%.
- Tacoma unemployment rate is 7.3%.

Economy
 Marysville, WATacoma, WAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate7.0%7.3%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth2.6%1.8%1.6%
 Future Job Growth39.1%39.9%33.5%
 Sales Taxes9.2%10.1%6.2%
 Income Taxes0.0%0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$37,395$37,263$37,638
 Household Income$89,008$69,956$69,021
 Family Median Income$100,288$87,128$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Marysville, WATacoma, WAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K4.5%8.9%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.6%3.3%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K5.3%6.9%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K5.6%6.9%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K5.6%7.9%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.0%8.7%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K10.4%10.7%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K15.2%13.5%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K24.8%18.2%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K11.3%8.3%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K7.7%6.6%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Marysville, WATacoma, WAUnited States
 Management, business, finance13.1%14.3%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science7.2%5.3%6.5%
 Community, social services1.1%2.7%1.8%
 Legal0.3%1.3%1.2%
 Education, library3.2%6.5%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment1.0%1.6%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology3.6%6.1%6.2%
 Healthcare support5.0%4.5%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.2%2.1%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving4.9%5.5%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.6%3.4%3.6%
 Personal care2.2%2.9%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support22.9%19.8%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.5%0.4%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair12.0%8.9%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving18.4%14.7%13.1%

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Reviews for Marysville    4 Reviews

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Over 14 years ago

Marysville is much more affordable to buy a home than Everett (where Boeing is). Yes there is traffic to Seattle and Everett, during rush hour, but homes are 70-100  More

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Over 17 years ago

The I-5 is being expanded for the Monroe exit and currently in construction. Highway 9 is an alternate route to bypass construction. Also there are four lane side  More

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Reviews for Tacoma    40 Reviews

I've lived in Tacoma for 3.5 years and love it! It's not a perfect city, nowhere is perfect and Tacoma does have its' share of problems, but overall have found T-Town  More

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Over 3 years ago

We LOVE tacoma. Grew up in Seattle, and tacoma is so much better! Easy access to the water, hiking, and Mt Rainier and the Olympics. We love the coffee shops and  More

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Over 4 years ago

Having lived over half my life here I can tell you real friends are few and far between. You will go through many and only have a handful who stick with you. Your  More

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ZIPS IN MARYSVILLE, WASHINGTON
98270 98271
ZIPS IN TACOMA, WASHINGTON
98404, 98409, 98405, 98406, 98407, 98422, 98408, 98418, 98403, 98465, 13 total

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