2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Happy Valley, OR vs Bethany, OR

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Highlights
- Household income in Bethany, is 9% more than it is in Happy Valley and is 52% above the National Average.
- Happy Valley unemployment rate is 6.1%.
- Bethany unemployment rate is 5.4%.
 Happy Valley, ORBethany, ORUnited States
 Unemployment Rate6.1%5.4%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth0.9%0.9%1.6%
 Future Job Growth43.1%43.8%33.5%
 Sales Taxes0.0%0.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes9.0%9.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$51,540$55,561$37,638
 Household Income$131,980$143,548$69,021
 Family Median Income$136,020$162,067$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Happy Valley, ORBethany, ORUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K3.4%3.2%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K0.7%1.4%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K3.2%3.5%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K5.2%4.7%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K3.3%1.1%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K3.0%2.4%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K8.2%5.9%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K10.3%9.0%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K23.6%22.8%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K14.2%15.1%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K24.9%30.8%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Happy Valley, ORBethany, ORUnited States
 Management, business, finance23.8%22.2%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science8.8%30.4%6.5%
 Community, social services2.3%1.4%1.8%
 Legal1.1%3.3%1.2%
 Education, library4.4%4.4%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment1.0%2.8%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology11.5%6.1%6.2%
 Healthcare support2.6%1.6%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.7%1.5%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving3.2%2.8%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.0%0.5%3.6%
 Personal care1.8%1.3%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support20.8%14.7%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.2%0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair5.4%1.8%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving10.3%5.1%13.1%
Reviews for Happy Valley    4 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

Happy Valley, OR is a great place to live. Just east of Portland its on a hill where you could see the beautiful city(Portland) in the valley. All the beautiful lights  More

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Over 13 years ago

Left NYC and moved straight to Portland 5 years ago. I'm in early 40s with kids and wife and they love it here  More

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Over 14 years ago

Damascus is a quiet community just East of Portland. We are close to Gresham, Clackamas, and Boring/Sandy. There is farm land out this way, nice friendly people and the  More

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Reviews for Bethany    4 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Bethany is an amazing place to live in! We've been living here for almost a year now. -Only a 20-minute drive to Portland -20-minute drive to Beaverton where they  More

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Over 3 years ago

Overcrowded with heavy traffic. New housing with very little space between them and no privacy!  More

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Lived here since 2006 and loved it here. Now it has gotten overcrowded and traffic is crazy. Taxes are high and houses are way overpriced. Students are being shifted  More

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