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Damascus, OR vs West Springfield, VA

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Highlights
- Household income in West Springfield, is 37% more than it is in Damascus and is 50% above the National Average.
- Damascus unemployment rate is 6.1%.
- West Springfield unemployment rate is 4.6%.
 Damascus, ORWest Springfield, VAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock4.6%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock2.0%1.6%
 Future Job Growth43.1%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes0.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.8%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$42,611  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$138,857$69,021
 Family Median Income$106,854  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Damascus, ORWest Springfield, VAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock1.9%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.4%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock2.7%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K8.0%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock2.8%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K4.3%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock6.4%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K13.4%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock24.5%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K12.9%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock25.5%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Damascus, ORWest Springfield, VAUnited States
 Management, business, finance21.0%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock14.5%6.5%
 Community, social services0.3%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock3.6%1.2%
 Education, library5.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock3.2%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology4.1%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock1.9%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.9%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock3.2%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.6%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.8%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support23.8%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair11.7%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock5.5%13.1%
Reviews for Damascus    1 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

Damascus is a small rural community that recently was voted in with a city government. Residential housing includes site less than one acre of land to some as much as  More

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Reviews for West Springfield    2 Reviews

I've lived in NoVA since 1998 and in West Springfield since 2001 and really love it here. It IS very expensive, no denying that, but the jobs are plentiful and salaries  More

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Over 19 years ago

West Springfield, Virginia is a suburb of Washington DC. It is 14 miles from Washington DC. Most of the jobs here are high paying white color jobs. Accordingly, the  More

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