2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Prairie City, OR vs Burns, OR

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Highlights
- Household income in Burns, is 19% less than it is in Prairie City and is 100% below the National Average.
- Prairie City unemployment rate is 10.5%.
- Burns unemployment rate is 7.0%.
 Prairie City, ORBurns, ORUnited States
 Unemployment Rate10.5%7.0%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth-1.6%0.0%1.6%
 Future Job Growth24.9%31.1%33.5%
 Sales Taxes0.0%0.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes9.0%9.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$25,978$18,259$37,638
 Household Income$42,727$34,500$69,021
 Family Median Income$58,971$39,226$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Prairie City, ORBurns, ORUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K18.2%12.1%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K15.3%11.0%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K5.4%19.8%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K8.2%20.1%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K9.1%8.5%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K15.9%10.0%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K4.8%5.0%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K13.4%7.5%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K7.4%2.9%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K0.0%3.2%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K2.3%0.0%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Prairie City, ORBurns, ORUnited States
 Management, business, finance9.4%2.0%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science5.6%3.3%6.5%
 Community, social services0.0%2.8%1.8%
 Legal0.0%0.0%1.2%
 Education, library1.7%2.2%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment3.9%0.0%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology0.0%5.9%6.2%
 Healthcare support3.4%9.4%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement3.4%4.0%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving1.7%15.9%5.4%
 Building maintenance0.0%1.0%3.6%
 Personal care4.7%6.8%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support30.0%28.7%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.0%0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair29.2%1.9%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving6.9%16.2%13.1%
Reviews for Prairie City    1 Reviews

This is the perfect small town to live in, as the money and economy will start to flourish within the next 5 to 10 years. Awesome weather, beautiful Montana like scenery  More

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Reviews for Burns    3 Reviews

bob · 
Over 6 years ago

i love this place its nice no crime livin here for 39  More

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Over 6 years ago

Although there are some people who find it easy to ridicule and demean others, you will always find nice people if you look hard enough. For the most part people who  More

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Burns is pretty nigh inseparable from Hines...its basically the same miserable little town and overall garbage places to live. There is absolutely nowhere to rent with  More

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