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Cordova, AK vs Shelton, WA

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- Household income in Shelton, is 38% less than it is in Cordova and is 44% below the National Average.
- Cordova unemployment rate is 10.0%.
- Shelton unemployment rate is 7.7%.
 Cordova, AKShelton, WAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock7.7%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.1%1.6%
 Future Job Growth20.1%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$42,385  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$48,000$69,021
 Family Median Income$100,179  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Cordova, AKShelton, WAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock14.1%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K0.4%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock11.9%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K6.6%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock8.0%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K16.7%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock8.8%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K10.0%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock13.2%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K4.2%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock0.5%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Cordova, AKShelton, WAUnited States
 Management, business, finance12.0%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock4.4%6.5%
 Community, social services0.8%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.0%1.2%
 Education, library2.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock0.4%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology8.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock4.7%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement3.6%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock6.0%5.4%
 Building maintenance0.2%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock3.5%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support22.4%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock7.5%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair7.8%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock14.0%13.1%
Reviews for Cordova    1 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

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Reviews for Shelton    5 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Lived here 13 years. Air smells like chemicals and gasses not to mention how terrible the pollen is. People are either terribly rude, your friends, or follow you home at  More

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Over 6 years ago

Shelton is a town stuck in the mud. Thats the best way to describe it. People like it that way from what I can tell. It's stuck in time between an old town appearance   More

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Below are the crime statistics on Shelton Wa compared to the national average. Several thing you can count on in Shelton is increase crime, homeless living everywhere  More

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