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La Center, WA vs Prineville, OR

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- Household income in Prineville, is 52% less than it is in La Center and is 56% below the National Average.
- La Center unemployment rate is 6.2%.
- Prineville unemployment rate is 8.3%.
 La Center, WAPrineville, ORUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock8.3%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-0.3%1.6%
 Future Job Growth39.9%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock9.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$34,600  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$44,167$69,021
 Family Median Income$95,221  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 La Center, WAPrineville, ORUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock10.4%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K1.4%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock14.1%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K4.9%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock3.8%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.7%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock11.8%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K10.9%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock8.1%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K10.4%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock1.9%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 La Center, WAPrineville, ORUnited States
 Management, business, finance10.3%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock0.7%6.5%
 Community, social services1.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.7%1.2%
 Education, library8.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.8%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock8.0%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement3.1%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock10.3%5.4%
 Building maintenance5.1%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.5%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support18.4%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock1.3%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair13.2%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock20.6%13.1%
Reviews for La Center    2 Reviews

Over 19 years ago

We moved to La Center 18 months ago from Vancouver, WA. Came here because we had heard how good the schools are and wanted to move to a smaller town. It is beautiful  More

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Over 19 years ago

our family has just moved to LaCenter,WA. from Vancouver,WA after eighteen years. This is truly a wonderful little town of 2100 residences. Friendly, pictursque,and very  More

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Reviews for Prineville    7 Reviews

Sunshine 300 days a year, friendly people, conservative values. Less than an hour from  More

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Over 7 years ago

Prineville is a great place to live, if you can find a home to live in. There is a housing shortage, at less than 1% and holding for more than 3 years. Otherwise, we  More

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We moved to Prineville from La Pine Oregon. Prineville is a smaller town of about 9k but has a huge amount of things that often go unnoticed. The beauty that surrounds  More

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