2024 Compare Cities Economy:
State College, PA vs Redmond, WA

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Highlights
- Household income in Redmond, is 242% more than it is in State College and is 53% above the National Average.
- State College unemployment rate is 4.0%.
- Redmond unemployment rate is 4.1%.
 State College, PARedmond, WAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate4.0%4.1%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth-0.2%2.6%1.6%
 Future Job Growth24.2%44.2%33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.0%10.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes5.3%0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$22,873$72,971$37,638
 Household Income$43,015$147,006$69,021
 Family Median Income$108,827$169,260$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 State College, PARedmond, WAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K22.4%5.3%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K5.0%1.3%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K10.0%2.5%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K11.0%3.6%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K7.9%3.7%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.4%4.1%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K5.8%3.5%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K9.3%9.1%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K9.9%17.9%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K5.3%17.8%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K7.0%31.1%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 State College, PARedmond, WAUnited States
 Management, business, finance10.2%23.1%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science10.7%37.9%6.5%
 Community, social services1.5%0.5%1.8%
 Legal0.9%1.0%1.2%
 Education, library23.8%5.0%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment3.5%3.0%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology2.7%3.4%6.2%
 Healthcare support0.6%1.4%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.7%0.3%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving14.9%2.6%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.8%1.1%3.6%
 Personal care2.2%1.6%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support16.0%11.6%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.4%0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair1.7%2.0%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving5.4%5.6%13.1%
Reviews for State College    27 Reviews

I relocated to State College about 30 years ago. We hadn’t planned to stay this long, but life here is “easy”. Outdoor activities are ample. There are many beautiful  More

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State College is a small "safe" town, you will always see friends, coworkers, physicians, mechanics, supervisors...at the doctor's office, in the store, near your home,  More

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Over 14 years ago

I lived in State College, PA all my life untill 2006 when we finally moved south where it was warmer. State College itself is a fun place to be when it comes to football  More

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Reviews for Redmond    14 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Redmond is a traffic pit and not appealing to the eye. The city council have turned the city over to developers. My friends stopped coming to visit because there is no  More

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Over 6 years ago

Endless trails and parks, perfect for outdoor activities. Moved in couple of years ago with www.youthemover.com  More

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Over 9 years ago

We highly recommend Redmond and the whole Eastside of Seattle. It is further from Puget Sound and the ferries, but the quality of life is so great. The Pacific NW is  More

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