2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Goochland, VA vs Portland, OR

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Highlights
- Household income in Portland, is 18% more than it is in Goochland and is 12% above the National Average.
- Goochland unemployment rate is 4.3%.
- Portland unemployment rate is 6.9%.
 Goochland, VAPortland, ORUnited States
 Unemployment Rate4.3%6.9%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth2.0%0.9%1.6%
 Future Job Growth37.9%42.4%33.5%
 Sales Taxes5.3%0.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes5.8%9.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$30,887$47,289$37,638
 Household Income$66,282$78,476$69,021
 Family Median Income$65,809$103,838$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Goochland, VAPortland, ORUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K2.1%9.8%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K0.0%3.1%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K1.7%6.4%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K16.8%6.7%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K10.9%6.5%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K5.9%6.5%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K20.6%9.2%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K31.1%12.6%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K0.0%17.5%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K0.0%9.5%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K10.9%12.3%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Goochland, VAPortland, ORUnited States
 Management, business, finance39.0%20.2%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science0.0%9.4%6.5%
 Community, social services0.0%2.5%1.8%
 Legal0.0%2.1%1.2%
 Education, library12.3%6.0%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment4.4%4.9%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology0.0%6.9%6.2%
 Healthcare support5.3%3.3%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.0%1.2%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving1.8%6.0%5.4%
 Building maintenance0.0%2.3%3.6%
 Personal care0.0%2.7%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support16.7%17.9%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.0%0.3%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair1.3%4.7%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving19.3%9.7%13.1%
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I lived in Portland for 19 years (I've also lived in Boise, ID, the Bay Area, Austin, TX and now Nampa, ID). It drives me nuts when people try to give a large city a  More

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One of the best cities in America. Food scene is the best in the world. Weather is preferable over places where you have the same weather year round. I enjoy the  More

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I moved from Houston to Portland about a year ago. I remember reading the reviews on here and it making me second guess moving before I did, so I wanted to come back and  More

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