2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Alameda, CA vs Portland, ME

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Highlights
- Household income in Portland, is 42% less than it is in Alameda and is 4% below the National Average.
- Alameda unemployment rate is 6.2%.
- Portland unemployment rate is 5.2%.
 Alameda, CAPortland, MEUnited States
 Unemployment Rate6.2%5.2%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth1.4%1.2%1.6%
 Future Job Growth36.6%39.3%33.5%
 Sales Taxes9.3%5.5%6.2%
 Income Taxes8.0%6.8%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$61,380$42,960$37,638
 Household Income$113,339$66,109$69,021
 Family Median Income$142,396$99,391$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Alameda, CAPortland, MEUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K6.5%11.7%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K1.4%4.3%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K5.5%7.9%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K4.8%7.3%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K4.9%7.1%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K4.2%7.6%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K7.2%8.8%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K10.6%13.6%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K16.4%16.1%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K12.1%7.5%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K26.4%8.1%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Alameda, CAPortland, MEUnited States
 Management, business, finance23.8%20.0%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science13.2%7.6%6.5%
 Community, social services1.4%4.0%1.8%
 Legal2.4%1.5%1.2%
 Education, library5.9%8.1%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment5.3%3.7%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.3%7.1%6.2%
 Healthcare support3.1%2.6%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.0%0.7%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving4.3%8.0%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.4%2.2%3.6%
 Personal care2.2%2.8%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support18.7%18.9%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.1%0.4%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair2.5%3.4%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving7.2%8.8%13.1%
Reviews for Alameda    6 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

Having been born here & 70 now I have watched firsthand, a small, quiet town ruined by excessive building, overcrowding and far too many restaurants for a city this  More

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Enjoy the immense benefit to having a close-knit community with main-street USA feel less than 10 miles from the resources of several urban and education  More

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Alameda, CA is a unique town here in the Bay Area. Perhaps because it is an island, or perhaps because for many decades it was a U.S. Army base, the city has never  More

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Reviews for Portland    35 Reviews

Used to be great before the pandemic. Now people from out of state have ruined it by paying New York prices for real estate site unseen. Why would you live in Maine when  More

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Over 3 years ago

I have never lived here but the lack of Jimmy John’s is depressing and makes me wish I was deceased.  More

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Reggie · 
Over 6 years ago

I found out I was allergic to corn on the cob here. I would give Portland twelve thumbs downs if I could. My friend told me there was a subway here and I thought he  More

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