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Covington, WA vs Bend, OR

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Highlights
- Household income in Bend, is 35% less than it is in Covington and is 7% above the National Average.
- Covington unemployment rate is 5.4%.
- Bend unemployment rate is 6.0%.

Economy
 Covington, WABend, ORUnited States
 Unemployment Rate5.4%6.0%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth2.6%2.6%1.6%
 Future Job Growth40.5%57.7%33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.6%0.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes0.0%9.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$45,445$43,680$37,638
 Household Income$114,247$74,253$69,021
 Family Median Income$123,841$95,024$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Covington, WABend, ORUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K3.8%7.6%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K1.5%2.2%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K3.8%7.5%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K4.4%6.9%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K4.9%7.4%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K3.7%7.8%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K7.5%11.2%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K11.4%14.4%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K26.5%15.7%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K16.2%8.5%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K16.2%10.7%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Covington, WABend, ORUnited States
 Management, business, finance18.4%17.1%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science7.7%7.1%6.5%
 Community, social services1.2%2.8%1.8%
 Legal0.6%0.8%1.2%
 Education, library6.0%6.4%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment1.7%3.2%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology4.1%7.9%6.2%
 Healthcare support3.2%2.8%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.4%1.2%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving3.6%8.5%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.3%1.9%3.6%
 Personal care1.5%3.4%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support27.5%22.3%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.0%0.6%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair8.5%6.3%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving12.1%7.8%13.1%

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Reviews for Covington    2 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

The City of Covington is rich in small town character and beautiful natural environment. It is family-oriented, safe, and pedestrian-friendly town that is rapidly  More

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Over 16 years ago

Covington is relatively safe. Our idea of crime is when someone drives on the park grass. We had a rash of vehicle thefts a couple of years ago, but they caught the  More

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Reviews for Bend    100 Reviews

I have visited Bend for many years and moved here last year with my family. Every person that complains about Bend does not understand how economics works. The main  More

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Over 3 years ago

When I moved to Bend it was a charming small city of about 50,000 people. The population has now more than doubled and the once clean, quiet community is a noisy, dirty,  More

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Over 3 years ago

I've lived in Bend for 10 years now. I'm originally from a poorer town in CA with the same population as Bend. Here are my pros and cons of living in Bend. Pros: -  More

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98042
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97701 97702

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