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Friday Harbor, WA vs Aberdeen, WA

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- Household income in Aberdeen, is 24% less than it is in Friday Harbor and is 57% below the National Average.
- Friday Harbor unemployment rate is 6.2%.
- Aberdeen unemployment rate is 8.8%.
 Friday Harbor, WAAberdeen, WAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock8.8%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.0%1.6%
 Future Job Growth38.6%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.1%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$39,048  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$43,836$69,021
 Family Median Income$72,188  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Friday Harbor, WAAberdeen, WAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock16.2%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K10.2%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock12.1%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K8.9%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock8.3%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K11.5%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock9.9%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K13.1%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock7.2%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K6.8%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock3.1%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Friday Harbor, WAAberdeen, WAUnited States
 Management, business, finance12.0%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock5.2%6.5%
 Community, social services2.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.7%1.2%
 Education, library4.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.8%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology1.9%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock6.0%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.5%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock8.7%5.4%
 Building maintenance11.0%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.4%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support18.2%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock2.7%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair10.9%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock16.8%13.1%
Reviews for Friday Harbor    2 Reviews

Beautiful place to retire and live, but a very expensive area to buy property and maintain. Services are limited and labor is in big shortage. So be prepared to pay up  More

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I lived on the Island for a couple of the winter months in 2007. I house sat a beautiful home on acreage with a view of the water. The Island is very quiet during the  More

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Reviews for Aberdeen    5 Reviews

I used to live on an island in the Aleutian Chain and I got used to the fact that the ocean was immediately present, always. I didn't realize how much I loved being  More

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Over 13 years ago

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Over 16 years ago

OK. I just have to say, yes, it rains in the Winter quite a bit, and there are some wild wind/rain storms, but the Summers are MAGNIFICENT, gorgeous, SUNNY, COOL and  More

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