2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Port Orchard, WA vs Lexington, SC

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Highlights
- Household income in Lexington, is 3% less than it is in Port Orchard and is 6% above the National Average.
- Port Orchard unemployment rate is 5.8%.
- Lexington unemployment rate is 3.7%.
 Port Orchard, WALexington, SCUnited States
 Unemployment Rate5.8%3.7%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth1.0%-0.1%1.6%
 Future Job Growth36.5%31.2%33.5%
 Sales Taxes9.0%7.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes0.0%7.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$34,165$36,029$37,638
 Household Income$75,766$73,785$69,021
 Family Median Income$98,076$93,493$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Port Orchard, WALexington, SCUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K9.2%7.4%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.6%2.9%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K6.5%6.7%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K6.6%4.8%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K9.9%6.5%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K4.7%11.1%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K9.2%11.2%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K11.4%14.3%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K26.2%21.8%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K6.5%6.8%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K6.2%6.5%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Port Orchard, WALexington, SCUnited States
 Management, business, finance15.4%18.6%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science7.3%6.7%6.5%
 Community, social services2.5%2.2%1.8%
 Legal0.8%1.0%1.2%
 Education, library4.2%9.2%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment0.0%2.0%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology9.1%6.2%6.2%
 Healthcare support2.5%2.5%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.2%2.2%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving9.2%7.6%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.8%1.6%3.6%
 Personal care2.5%1.2%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support22.6%22.8%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.0%0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair6.9%8.1%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving11.2%7.9%13.1%
Reviews for Port Orchard    8 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

A bit boring but still a cool antique  More

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Over 5 years ago

We moved here from Phx, AZ. Big change. Hate being hot. I'm not hot, anymore. I haute snakes and scorpions. Don't have any poisonous snakes here, and no scorpions in  More

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Over 11 years ago

High crime rate. High house prices. High cost of  More

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Reviews for Lexington    6 Reviews

Over the years Lexington has grown and there are indeed good schools, low cost of living, chain stores & plenty of churches. However, there is a high percentage of  More

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Over 12 years ago

It's a great place to raise a  More

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Over 14 years ago

We moved down here from Pennsylvania almost 5 years ago and have enjoyed every minute. We really miss our friends from up there, but that's about it. Just like  More

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