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Brookings, OR vs Gresham, OR

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Highlights
- Household income in Gresham, is 14% less than it is in Brookings and is 12% below the National Average.
- Brookings unemployment rate is 8.5%.
- Gresham unemployment rate is 7.8%.

Economy
 Brookings, ORGresham, ORUnited States
 Unemployment Rate8.5%7.8%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth-0.7%0.9%1.6%
 Future Job Growth32.2%41.3%33.5%
 Sales Taxes0.0%0.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes9.0%9.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$37,784$29,569$37,638
 Household Income$72,273$61,826$69,021
 Family Median Income$81,210$72,223$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Brookings, ORGresham, ORUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K8.6%9.0%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K4.3%3.8%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K8.9%8.4%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K5.3%10.2%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K1.5%9.6%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K11.2%7.5%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K12.6%11.2%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K16.6%12.2%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K21.4%17.0%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K7.4%6.9%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K2.2%4.3%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Brookings, ORGresham, ORUnited States
 Management, business, finance5.0%10.8%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science6.9%4.6%6.5%
 Community, social services0.7%2.1%1.8%
 Legal0.4%0.7%1.2%
 Education, library6.4%4.4%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment0.0%1.6%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology4.2%5.1%6.2%
 Healthcare support5.2%5.4%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement10.8%1.7%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving8.6%6.7%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.2%5.1%3.6%
 Personal care2.0%2.3%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support21.2%21.7%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry1.7%1.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair12.7%8.8%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving11.8%17.9%13.1%

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Reviews for Brookings    29 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Brookings Oregon is one of the most beautiful places in the world and has perfect weather. I searched for a retirement home, on the beach, for nearly ten years before  More

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Over 3 years ago

Brookings is an interesting place, very nice scenery, and excellent weather. The "locals" who inhabit this place are some of the most ignorant biased people you will  More

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Retired and moved here with my husband in 2020. Best decision we ever made. Amazing weather...even the rainy days are punctuated by crisp, sunny days in the winter. Not  More

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Reviews for Gresham    4 Reviews

First, EVERYTHING is close and conveniently located. Second, there is NO sales tax, so a $1.99 burger is $1.99. You don't have to figure out the tax on anything. Third,  More

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Over 18 years ago

Beware of the I-Tax. It is costly. Not to mention if you are new to the area the I-Tax reflects on the entire Multnomah County area. Even if you rent you  More

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Over 18 years ago

there are more than 2 months of summer there, lived there my whole  More

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ZIPS IN BROOKINGS, OREGON
97415
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97080 97030

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