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Coos Bay, OR vs Cave Junction, OR

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- Household income in Cave Junction, is 38% less than it is in Coos Bay and is 130% below the National Average.
- Coos Bay unemployment rate is 7.8%.
- Cave Junction unemployment rate is 7.5%.
 Coos Bay, ORCave Junction, ORUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock7.5%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.1%1.6%
 Future Job Growth31.1%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes0.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock9.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$32,303  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$30,033$69,021
 Family Median Income$69,605  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Coos Bay, ORCave Junction, ORUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock18.3%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K9.1%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock20.4%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K9.8%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock12.4%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K9.3%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock8.2%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K10.4%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock1.1%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K4.2%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock0.6%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Coos Bay, ORCave Junction, ORUnited States
 Management, business, finance7.7%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock0.0%6.5%
 Community, social services2.9%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.0%1.2%
 Education, library6.2%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.7%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.1%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock11.8%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.1%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock8.3%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.2%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.1%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support20.3%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock2.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair5.5%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock16.1%13.1%
Reviews for Coos Bay    11 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

Residents since 1990. Pros: The weather is exceptionally mild. We find it a very inexpensive, convenient, and laid back place to live. North Bend has an airport (OTH)  More

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My son is thinking about moving to coos bay, I have read some comments, doesn't sound so good. He has a family and he thinks he can get a good job. He lives in colorado.  More

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Over 11 years ago

nice  More

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Reviews for Cave Junction    3 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Rainfall around CJ depends on where you are relative to the mountains. Some places toward the coast get 80-120 inches. Grants Pass gets around 35 inches, Medford around  More

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Over 12 years ago

Thinking of moving to cave junction in 2014. Would anybody have any comments on the weather,it's supose to get 61 in. per year ,is that  More

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Over 17 years ago

Cave Junction Oregon has been my home for over 30 years. Even though the city of Cave Junction only has approx. 1300+ folks, our valley that goes by the name of "The  More

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