2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Fort Bragg, CA vs Portland, ME

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Highlights
- Household income in Portland, is 43% more than it is in Fort Bragg and is 4% below the National Average.
- Fort Bragg unemployment rate is 7.1%.
- Portland unemployment rate is 5.2%.
 Fort Bragg, CAPortland, MEUnited States
 Unemployment Rate7.1%5.2%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth0.5%1.2%1.6%
 Future Job Growth28.4%39.3%33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.9%5.5%6.2%
 Income Taxes8.0%6.8%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$27,582$42,960$37,638
 Household Income$46,174$66,109$69,021
 Family Median Income$58,333$99,391$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Fort Bragg, CAPortland, MEUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K12.1%11.7%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K5.4%4.3%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K14.9%7.9%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K11.0%7.3%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K9.2%7.1%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.9%7.6%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K12.5%8.8%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K8.1%13.6%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K9.9%16.1%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K6.4%7.5%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K2.6%8.1%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Fort Bragg, CAPortland, MEUnited States
 Management, business, finance12.2%20.0%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science1.3%7.6%6.5%
 Community, social services2.7%4.0%1.8%
 Legal1.2%1.5%1.2%
 Education, library2.6%8.1%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment1.7%3.7%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology1.9%7.1%6.2%
 Healthcare support6.4%2.6%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.0%0.7%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving9.4%8.0%5.4%
 Building maintenance6.5%2.2%3.6%
 Personal care1.5%2.8%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support27.7%18.9%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry3.7%0.4%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair8.2%3.4%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving12.9%8.8%13.1%
Reviews for Fort Bragg    1 Reviews

Over 19 years ago

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Reviews for Portland    35 Reviews

Used to be great before the pandemic. Now people from out of state have ruined it by paying New York prices for real estate site unseen. Why would you live in Maine when  More

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Over 3 years ago

I have never lived here but the lack of Jimmy John’s is depressing and makes me wish I was deceased.  More

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Over 6 years ago

I found out I was allergic to corn on the cob here. I would give Portland twelve thumbs downs if I could. My friend told me there was a subway here and I thought he  More

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