| | Athena, OR | Sydney, ND | United States |
| Unemployment Rate | 6.4% | 4.0% | 6.0% |
| Recent Job Growth | -0.2% | -1.8% | 1.6% |
| Future Job Growth | 35.3% | 29.9% | 33.5% |
| Sales Taxes | 0.0% | 5.0% | 6.2% |
| Income Taxes | 9.0% | 2.0% | 4.6% |
| Income per Cap. | $29,890 | $33,671 | $37,638 |
| Household Income | $66,339 | $80,625 | $69,021 |
| Family Median Income | $75,443 | $80,795 | $85,028 |
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| Est. Households By Income | | | |
| | Athena, OR | Sydney, ND | United States |
| Income Less Than 15K | 5.8% | 0.0% | 9.4% |
| Income between 15K and 20K | 4.5% | 0.0% | 3.8% |
| Income between 20K and 30K | 7.3% | 0.0% | 8.1% |
| Income between 30K and 40K | 4.5% | 0.0% | 8.0% |
| Income between 40K and 50K | 6.2% | 0.0% | 7.6% |
| Income between 50K and 60K | 12.7% | 6.1% | 7.2% |
| Income between 60K and 75K | 20.7% | 0.0% | 9.6% |
| Income between 75K and 100K | 19.6% | 77.6% | 12.8% |
| Income between 100K and 150K | 14.4% | 0.0% | 16.3% |
| Income between 150K and 200K | 0.9% | 16.3% | 7.8% |
| Income greater than 200K | 3.4% | 0.0% | 9.5% |
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| Population By Occupation | | | |
| | Athena, OR | Sydney, ND | United States |
| Management, business, finance | 8.8% | 35.5% | 16.4% |
| Engineering, computers, science | 0.8% | 0.0% | 6.5% |
| Community, social services | 5.0% | 25.8% | 1.8% |
| Legal | 1.7% | 0.0% | 1.2% |
| Education, library | 7.3% | 0.0% | 6.2% |
| Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment | 0.8% | 0.0% | 2.0% |
| Healthcare practitioners and technology | 6.1% | 0.0% | 6.2% |
| Healthcare support | 4.8% | 0.0% | 3.3% |
| Firefighters, law enforcement | 10.3% | 0.0% | 2.1% |
| Food preparation, serving | 0.8% | 0.0% | 5.4% |
| Building maintenance | 6.5% | 0.0% | 3.6% |
| Personal care | 1.5% | 0.0% | 2.6% |
| Sales, office, administrative support | 17.4% | 0.0% | 20.9% |
| Farming, fishing, forestry | 1.8% | 0.0% | 0.6% |
| Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair | 20.2% | 0.0% | 8.1% |
| Production, transportation, material moving | 6.1% | 38.7% | 13.1% |