2024 Compare Cities Economy:
La Grande, OR vs Mount Vernon, WA

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Highlights
- Household income in Mount Vernon, is 40% more than it is in La Grande and is 10% below the National Average.
- La Grande unemployment rate is 7.4%.
- Mount Vernon unemployment rate is 7.2%.
 La Grande, ORMount Vernon, WAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate7.4%7.2%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth-0.3%0.5%1.6%
 Future Job Growth29.7%35.7%33.5%
 Sales Taxes0.0%8.7%6.2%
 Income Taxes9.0%0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$24,692$31,050$37,638
 Household Income$44,868$62,706$69,021
 Family Median Income$60,018$79,186$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 La Grande, ORMount Vernon, WAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K14.1%8.8%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K7.1%5.9%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K11.3%8.4%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K13.0%7.2%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K8.5%8.4%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.7%9.1%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K10.9%8.2%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K12.3%13.8%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K10.2%19.4%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K3.3%6.1%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K2.6%4.5%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 La Grande, ORMount Vernon, WAUnited States
 Management, business, finance6.9%12.7%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science5.1%4.9%6.5%
 Community, social services3.2%2.7%1.8%
 Legal0.4%0.6%1.2%
 Education, library4.0%5.4%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment1.9%2.4%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.4%5.2%6.2%
 Healthcare support6.8%3.8%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.9%1.5%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving7.1%5.8%5.4%
 Building maintenance6.2%3.9%3.6%
 Personal care5.3%1.8%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support18.7%17.4%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry2.2%5.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair6.4%11.1%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving17.4%15.6%13.1%
Reviews for La Grande    6 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

When I moved to LaGrande in 2018, my son decided to go to college there. If you are curious about the EOU education, it's what a kid makes of it. He completed a degree  More

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Over 2 years ago

Don’t be fooled by thinking that scenery equals a good place to live. The town is too isolated to be this small with an over abundance of small minded, ignorant people  More

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Growing up in a different small town and making the journey to La Grande for college (home of Eastern Oregon University), I found the migration to La Grande's community  More

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Reviews for Mount Vernon    6 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I'm sure it has its flaws, but what stands with me is that everyone whom i meet here is *so polite!* .. People smile and wave you through in traffic. They speak to you  More

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Over 9 years ago

Very little available on starter home price  More

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Over 10 years ago

It rains here a lot. We joke that when the forecast says a 50% chance of rain that it will rain 50% of the day. However, when the sun shines it is beautiful. It is  More

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