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Portland, OR vs Post Falls, ID

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Highlights
- Household income in Post Falls, is 16% less than it is in Portland and is 5% below the National Average.
- Portland unemployment rate is 6.9%.
- Post Falls unemployment rate is 4.8%.

Economy
 Portland, ORPost Falls, IDUnited States
 Unemployment Rate6.9%4.8%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth0.9%3.0%1.6%
 Future Job Growth42.4%49.7%33.5%
 Sales Taxes0.0%6.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes9.0%6.9%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$47,289$26,867$37,638
 Household Income$78,476$65,592$69,021
 Family Median Income$103,838$75,860$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Portland, ORPost Falls, IDUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K9.8%7.1%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.1%4.2%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K6.4%7.4%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K6.7%10.0%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K6.5%9.5%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.5%8.1%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K9.2%11.7%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K12.6%15.2%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K17.5%19.5%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K9.5%4.9%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K12.3%2.4%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Portland, ORPost Falls, IDUnited States
 Management, business, finance20.2%11.5%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science9.4%4.3%6.5%
 Community, social services2.5%1.3%1.8%
 Legal2.1%0.7%1.2%
 Education, library6.0%5.1%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment4.9%2.0%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.9%6.4%6.2%
 Healthcare support3.3%4.6%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.2%2.8%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving6.0%7.8%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.3%4.3%3.6%
 Personal care2.7%2.4%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support17.9%22.0%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.3%1.5%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair4.7%8.8%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving9.7%14.6%13.1%

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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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Reviews for Post Falls    6 Reviews

In moving here I knew about the snow. Not a matter of if but how much. What I didn't know was how windy it gets and how often. I also didn't know about the dust. It's  More

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Over 5 years ago

Moved here from Seattle in 2018. Even though the population is under 40,000 it doesn't feel like small town Mayberry. The biggest mistake I see happening is the building  More

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Post Falls had great potential; too bad the city planning committee blew it! It's such a disorganized bunch of housing communities built just what looks like where ever  More

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97206, 97202, 97233, 97219, 97236, 97230, 97211, 97266, 97217, 97203, 28 total
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