2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Hillsboro, OR vs Lakewood, CO

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Highlights
- Household income in Lakewood, is 18% less than it is in Hillsboro and is 8% above the National Average.
- Hillsboro unemployment rate is 5.2%.
- Lakewood unemployment rate is 7.2%.
 Hillsboro, ORLakewood, COUnited States
 Unemployment Rate5.2%7.2%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth0.9%2.8%1.6%
 Future Job Growth46.7%44.1%33.5%
 Sales Taxes0.0%7.5%6.2%
 Income Taxes9.0%4.6%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$41,625$43,755$37,638
 Household Income$91,540$75,343$69,021
 Family Median Income$101,587$97,308$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Hillsboro, ORLakewood, COUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K4.5%7.0%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K1.8%2.5%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K3.8%7.3%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K6.4%6.8%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K5.7%7.4%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.8%7.8%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K11.5%11.0%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K13.3%13.7%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K23.5%18.6%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K11.7%9.0%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K10.9%8.9%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Hillsboro, ORLakewood, COUnited States
 Management, business, finance16.0%20.2%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science17.9%10.1%6.5%
 Community, social services1.8%1.5%1.8%
 Legal0.8%1.1%1.2%
 Education, library4.2%5.3%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment2.3%2.3%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology4.5%5.8%6.2%
 Healthcare support3.2%2.2%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.9%1.9%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving7.1%5.0%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.7%2.5%3.6%
 Personal care1.6%3.1%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support18.5%21.2%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry1.2%0.5%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair6.6%8.6%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving10.7%8.8%13.1%
Reviews for Hillsboro    10 Reviews

Hillsboro is definitely an improvement over Portland Oregon which went from a beautiful city to a major dump full of homelessness, garbage and crime. We had lived in  More

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Over 1 years ago

I've lived in HIllsboro twice. It is a very diverse part of Portland with tons of immigrants and the best rural flare in the  More

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We lived here for seven years. What we loved about it was it was close to family; everything was close for doctors, shopping, libraries, parks,etc; and much was in  More

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Reviews for Lakewood    17 Reviews

As with most internet reviews, evaluate with a grain of sense. While the last reviewer (Ann S.) has some points about Lakewood, she is quite on the cynical and angry  More

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If you ask anyone who has lived in the Denver metro area the last decade they will tell you the entire area is going downhill as it transforms before their eyes.   More

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Over 7 years ago

I am denver south student, I just want see average of Lakewood health, but I didn'the get see in this review. By the way Lakewood is a good town I want to see all  More

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