2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Spartanburg, SC vs Portland, OR

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- Household income in Portland, is 74% more than it is in Spartanburg and is 12% above the National Average.
- Spartanburg unemployment rate is 6.7%.
- Portland unemployment rate is 6.9%.
 Spartanburg, SCPortland, ORUnited States
 Unemployment Rate6.7%6.9%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth0.9%0.9%1.6%
 Future Job Growth36.2%42.4%33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.0%0.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes7.0%9.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$28,214$47,289$37,638
 Household Income$45,228$78,476$69,021
 Family Median Income$56,301$103,838$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Spartanburg, SCPortland, ORUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K19.7%9.8%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K5.0%3.1%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K9.1%6.4%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K11.5%6.7%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K9.7%6.5%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.3%6.5%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K7.8%9.2%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K11.6%12.6%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K10.5%17.5%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K3.8%9.5%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K4.0%12.3%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Spartanburg, SCPortland, ORUnited States
 Management, business, finance12.2%20.2%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science4.2%9.4%6.5%
 Community, social services1.7%2.5%1.8%
 Legal0.8%2.1%1.2%
 Education, library8.9%6.0%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment0.8%4.9%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.0%6.9%6.2%
 Healthcare support3.7%3.3%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.7%1.2%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving6.9%6.0%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.4%2.3%3.6%
 Personal care2.4%2.7%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support19.6%17.9%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.7%0.3%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair6.1%4.7%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving21.9%9.7%13.1%
Reviews for Spartanburg    26 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

The library system is the stellar but numbers shown here are just wrong or are outdated- the area has exploded and with growth and costs are way up and services way  More

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Over 6 years ago

Made the choice to move here 3 years ago. I am single and retired and the cost of living here is much better than a lot of places. Less traffic, unemployment rate is  More

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Over 8 years ago

We moved here, from another state, 6 years ago. We love it! Real Estate is so economical. The weather is nice, year round. Summers do get hot. Great hospitals. The  More

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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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