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Salem, OR vs McMinnville, OR

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Highlights
- Household income in McMinnville, is 6% less than it is in Salem and is 18% below the National Average.
- Salem unemployment rate is 6.2%.
- McMinnville unemployment rate is 6.5%.

Economy
 Salem, ORMcMinnville, ORUnited States
 Unemployment Rate6.2%6.5%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth-0.1%0.9%1.6%
 Future Job Growth40.2%44.4%33.5%
 Sales Taxes0.0%0.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes9.0%9.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$31,610$29,433$37,638
 Household Income$62,185$58,692$69,021
 Family Median Income$75,291$78,069$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Salem, ORMcMinnville, ORUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K9.9%11.3%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K4.3%6.3%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K8.0%6.9%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K9.1%5.9%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K8.5%11.1%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.4%9.7%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K11.0%9.5%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K13.0%11.5%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K16.6%17.8%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K6.1%5.5%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K5.2%4.5%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Salem, ORMcMinnville, ORUnited States
 Management, business, finance14.0%12.4%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science5.5%2.7%6.5%
 Community, social services2.9%1.8%1.8%
 Legal1.4%2.0%1.2%
 Education, library5.4%5.3%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment1.7%1.4%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.6%5.0%6.2%
 Healthcare support4.9%5.6%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.5%0.6%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving6.1%6.6%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.8%4.8%3.6%
 Personal care2.8%2.7%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support21.9%17.5%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry2.0%3.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair7.4%8.2%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving12.1%20.5%13.1%

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Reviews for Salem    37 Reviews

After reading the reviews here, I had to come write my own. The problem I had with most of the reviews is that most were very opinion-based and seemed to assume everyone  More

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Moved here approx. 4 years ago from SW Michigan, but I've lived in 9 other cities & 5 other states. Salem is a very manageable sized city, with tons of parks, diverse  More

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Over 4 years ago

I'm a native 5th generation Oregonian, so bear in mind that I was born with webs between my toes! Anyway, I used to think it rained too much when I was young. Then I  More

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Reviews for Mcminnville    4 Reviews

I lived in McMinnville for 4 years. The Air quality you listed for this quaint little town in a bit off. The Willamette Valley had some serious smoke issues from a Big  More

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Over 10 years ago

If it sounds too good to be true, chances are, it is. So it goes with "The People's Republic of Oregon", one of the most patently dishonest marketing labels ever applied  More

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Over 15 years ago

I enjoy living here in the North west in Mcminnville, Oregon! It's clean,beautiful,and a more family oriented town! I miss my kids and some family in Central Valley  More

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ZIPS IN SALEM, OREGON
97301 97302 97304 97306
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97128

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