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Birch Bay, WA vs Oak Harbor, WA

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- Household income in Oak Harbor, is 7% less than it is in Birch Bay and is 13% below the National Average.
- Birch Bay unemployment rate is 6.7%.
- Oak Harbor unemployment rate is 6.5%.
 Birch Bay, WAOak Harbor, WAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock6.5%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.2%1.6%
 Future Job Growth39.9%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$40,176  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$61,261$69,021
 Family Median Income$79,803  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Birch Bay, WAOak Harbor, WAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock8.3%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.3%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock7.5%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K7.5%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock11.2%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.3%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock12.2%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K13.7%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock16.1%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K6.3%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock3.8%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Birch Bay, WAOak Harbor, WAUnited States
 Management, business, finance14.9%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock3.9%6.5%
 Community, social services3.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.1%1.2%
 Education, library4.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.0%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology7.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock7.8%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement4.5%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock6.7%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.2%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.9%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support19.7%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.7%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair10.2%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock13.3%13.1%
Reviews for Birch Bay    3 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

over priced  More

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Over 12 years ago

Moderate weather year round. If you can deal with five months of gray and drizzle its a good place to  More

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Over 12 years ago

Birch Bay/Blaine,just might be the best kept secret in America. Never gets to hot, or cold. Small town next to the Canadian  More

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Reviews for Oak Harbor    6 Reviews

The new high school addition looks great, but the quality of the education is lacking. The worst I would have to say, is the English dept. All of the senior parents were  More

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Over 17 years ago

I have found Oak Harbor to be a nice place to live in general, but still feel it is too secluded for me personally. There is not a lot to do as far as night life or  More

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Over 17 years ago

Windy, dreary, wet and noisy. A great place if you're a slug or  More

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