2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Olympia, WA vs Oak Ridge, TN

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Highlights
- Household income in Oak Ridge, is 11% less than it is in Olympia and is 14% below the National Average.
- Olympia unemployment rate is 5.6%.
- Oak Ridge unemployment rate is 4.4%.
 Olympia, WAOak Ridge, TNUnited States
 Unemployment Rate5.6%4.4%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth1.4%0.9%1.6%
 Future Job Growth42.5%36.4%33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.9%9.8%6.2%
 Income Taxes0.0%0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$38,443$34,546$37,638
 Household Income$67,975$60,542$69,021
 Family Median Income$90,000$73,704$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Olympia, WAOak Ridge, TNUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K10.5%10.6%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.8%3.0%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K8.4%7.3%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K6.7%10.1%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K8.6%9.9%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.3%8.4%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K8.9%12.1%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K14.4%10.1%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K17.8%13.6%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K7.1%8.0%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K6.6%6.9%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Olympia, WAOak Ridge, TNUnited States
 Management, business, finance17.9%14.2%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science10.7%13.5%6.5%
 Community, social services2.4%2.0%1.8%
 Legal2.4%0.6%1.2%
 Education, library7.7%4.8%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment2.1%1.0%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology7.6%8.5%6.2%
 Healthcare support3.1%2.9%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.0%1.7%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving6.4%5.0%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.1%3.8%3.6%
 Personal care3.2%1.2%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support17.2%18.6%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.7%0.8%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair5.1%7.6%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving9.4%13.9%13.1%
Reviews for Olympia    39 Reviews

We moved here from Kitsap Bremerton/Silverdale WA area and this beats it all the way in all material ways. The only reason not to give it 5 stars is the cost of  More

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Over 3 years ago

The city is horrible. The business have been chased out by homeless. The city government makes it for difficult for businesses to thrive. If you like what Seattle is  More

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Having lived all over the world we decided to retire in Olympia and live on the Puget Sound. Yes it rains but the weather can change dramatically in a day with sun and  More

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Reviews for Oak Ridge    8 Reviews

Overall it's on the positive side. It's pretty boring but it can feel like a real home at times. It could stand to be a hair closer to Western Knoxville.. Melton lake  More

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Over 4 years ago

Oak Ridge is located in beautiful East TN, has excellent public schools, is very safe for families, and is only 15-30 min away from Knoxville.  More

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Marginal, at best. Lack of social and business skills to perform anything but menial tasks. No clue about customer service, business etiquette or basic business  More

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