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Florence, OR vs Soap Lake, WA

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Highlights
- Household income in Soap Lake, is 27% less than it is in Florence and is 88% below the National Average.
- Florence unemployment rate is 6.8%.
- Soap Lake unemployment rate is 7.1%.
 Florence, ORSoap Lake, WAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock7.1%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.7%1.6%
 Future Job Growth40.3%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes0.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$33,256  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$36,767$69,021
 Family Median Income$61,719  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Florence, ORSoap Lake, WAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock16.2%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K5.5%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock10.0%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K8.3%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock6.3%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K9.1%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock16.6%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K13.4%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock11.7%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K2.8%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock2.2%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Florence, ORSoap Lake, WAUnited States
 Management, business, finance13.0%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock0.0%6.5%
 Community, social services1.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.0%1.2%
 Education, library8.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock0.0%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology8.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock4.1%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.4%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock9.6%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.3%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock0.0%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support16.3%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock7.8%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair5.2%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock11.5%13.1%
Reviews for Florence    13 Reviews

I'd like to retire to Florence from Southern California. San Diego is too crowded with dirty water from Mexico. It's also too expensive in coastal California and even  More

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I have concerns about the bear and cougar sitings Has anyone actually been attacked or killed? Should that stop me from moving to  More

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Over 8 years ago

We vacationed here every year for 15 years. Finally we bought a home within walking distance to the ocean three months ago. We love it. There is rain and fog, but the  More

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