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Brookings, OR vs The Dalles, OR

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Highlights
- Household income in The Dalles, is 22% less than it is in Brookings and is 22% below the National Average.
- Brookings unemployment rate is 8.5%.
- The Dalles unemployment rate is 7.0%.

Economy
 Brookings, ORThe Dalles, ORUnited States
 Unemployment Rate8.5%7.0%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth-0.7%-1.4%1.6%
 Future Job Growth32.2%38.4%33.5%
 Sales Taxes0.0%0.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes9.0%9.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$37,784$33,493$37,638
 Household Income$72,273$56,598$69,021
 Family Median Income$81,210$70,739$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Brookings, ORThe Dalles, ORUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K8.6%9.6%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K4.3%4.7%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K8.9%9.5%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K5.3%9.9%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K1.5%10.7%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K11.2%8.5%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K12.6%11.4%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K16.6%14.6%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K21.4%12.5%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K7.4%4.9%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K2.2%3.7%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Brookings, ORThe Dalles, ORUnited States
 Management, business, finance5.0%14.4%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science6.9%4.1%6.5%
 Community, social services0.7%1.7%1.8%
 Legal0.4%0.9%1.2%
 Education, library6.4%5.3%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment0.0%0.9%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology4.2%7.4%6.2%
 Healthcare support5.2%4.3%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement10.8%1.9%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving8.6%6.4%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.2%3.5%3.6%
 Personal care2.0%2.4%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support21.2%22.7%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry1.7%3.9%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair12.7%9.8%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving11.8%10.5%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 The Dalles    5 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I've lived in The Dalles for two years and I love it. The community is so kind and eager to get people involved. It's small enough that getting around town is quick and  More

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Over 5 years ago

WE chose TheDalles after living in WA State, Arizona, PA, and Texas over a 45 year span. Small town atmosphere and traffic, one of the BEST libraries in the country,  More

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Over 9 years ago

Fifteen year implant from from Seattle, don't miss the traffic,rain and gloom. Love the sun, water, picturesque views, history, hiking, cycling, small town parades and  More

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