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Coos Bay, OR vs Powers, OR

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- Household income in Powers, is 34% less than it is in Coos Bay and is 116% below the National Average.
- Coos Bay unemployment rate is 7.8%.
- Powers unemployment rate is 7.8%.
 Coos Bay, ORPowers, ORUnited States
 Unemployment Rate7.8%7.8%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth-0.3%-0.3%1.6%
 Future Job Growth31.1%31.1%33.5%
 Sales Taxes0.0%0.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes9.0%9.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$32,303$18,079$37,638
 Household Income$48,233$31,944$69,021
 Family Median Income$69,605$40,278$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Coos Bay, ORPowers, ORUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K13.0%26.9%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K9.1%3.7%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K10.2%13.8%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K9.8%14.6%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K10.2%4.8%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K9.3%7.4%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K7.2%12.0%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K10.4%11.4%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K14.7%5.3%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K4.2%0.0%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K1.9%0.0%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Coos Bay, ORPowers, ORUnited States
 Management, business, finance7.7%0.0%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science4.7%0.0%6.5%
 Community, social services2.9%0.0%1.8%
 Legal0.9%0.0%1.2%
 Education, library6.2%25.3%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment2.6%3.4%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.1%3.0%6.2%
 Healthcare support6.9%7.6%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.1%0.0%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving10.4%3.8%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.2%0.0%3.6%
 Personal care3.2%0.0%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support20.3%6.8%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry4.9%5.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair5.5%23.6%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving13.5%21.5%13.1%
Reviews for Coos Bay    11 Reviews

Over 5 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 10 years ago

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Reviews for Powers    5 Reviews

My family lived there for 20 years. There was SOMETIMES a policeman in town,, ONE on the whole force, but they couldn't keep anyone for long so usually there isn't one  More

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Powers is the best place in the world to be a teenager! I only got yo live there one year.FUN a swimming hole like in the movies. everyone did sports whole town came to  More

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I've heard so much about Powers, most of it ungood, that makes it so I never want to step foot in that town again. Beyond the usual gossip you can hear in Myrtle Point,  More

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