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Lake Oswego, OR vs Madison, AL

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- Household income in Madison, is 13% less than it is in Lake Oswego and is 34% above the National Average.
- Lake Oswego unemployment rate is 4.5%.
- Madison unemployment rate is 1.8%.
 Lake Oswego, ORMadison, ALUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock1.8%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock3.6%1.6%
 Future Job Growth42.6%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes0.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$72,859  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$105,335$69,021
 Family Median Income$155,406  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Lake Oswego, ORMadison, ALUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock4.3%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K1.4%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock3.2%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K4.5%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock7.9%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K5.9%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock6.9%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K11.3%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock20.8%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K11.5%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock13.2%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Lake Oswego, ORMadison, ALUnited States
 Management, business, finance31.2%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock23.3%6.5%
 Community, social services1.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.9%1.2%
 Education, library5.9%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.1%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology12.2%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock0.5%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.0%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock2.8%5.4%
 Building maintenance0.6%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock1.3%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support19.9%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair2.3%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock9.2%13.1%
Reviews for Lake Oswego    14 Reviews

I have lived occasionally in Lake Oswego with my sister who married a LO man and found it very sweet. He was raised there by hard-working parents who had fantastic work  More

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Over 6 years ago

Retired in Lake Oswego to be close to family and Live in a beautiful little city. We call it Paradise. We’ve had part-time property in Oregon for 20 years and we have  More

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Ive lived here 22 years and it has gone from a charming small town to a congested pass thru neighborhood. People are rude, traffic a nightmare and we hate it here but  More

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Reviews for Madison    11 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

My wife and I moved from Atlanta, GA area in 2016 when I retired. We have now lived in Huntsville for 4 years and now in Madison for almost 4 years. We were thinking  More

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Low crime. Traffic not too bad even during peak times. Covert classim and racism. A stick with our own mentality. Not very diverse primarily just blacks and whites.  More

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Madison is nice. The schools are excellent, which is why we chose to live here. The job market is good for anyone with an engineering degree or ex military, but for  More

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