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Lake Stevens, WA vs Apex, NC

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- Household income in Apex, is 22% more than it is in Lake Stevens and is 43% above the National Average.
- Lake Stevens unemployment rate is 6.5%.
- Apex unemployment rate is 2.8%.
 Lake Stevens, WAApex, NCUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock2.8%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock3.0%1.6%
 Future Job Growth41.8%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.9%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.3%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$38,604  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$121,313$69,021
 Family Median Income$104,960  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Lake Stevens, WAApex, NCUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock2.6%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K1.3%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock4.7%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K4.2%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock4.1%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.6%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock8.1%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K18.1%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock22.4%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K13.4%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock19.0%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Lake Stevens, WAApex, NCUnited States
 Management, business, finance17.4%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock19.4%6.5%
 Community, social services1.9%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.8%1.2%
 Education, library5.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.8%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology4.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock0.8%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.7%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock2.2%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.2%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.6%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support20.6%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair12.6%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock4.1%13.1%
Reviews for Lake Stevens    7 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

I lived all over the country and the world for 27 yrs and moved into Lake Stevens 12 yrs ago. Absolutely a great place to live! Our 3 girls have done well in the  More

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My family and I lived in Lake Stevens for 7 years (2000 to 2007). It is a nice bedroom community that has good schools (get involved parents), low crime, and an ok lake  More

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10 years ago Lake Stevens was a nice little quiet town. Small town politics created their own megajobs, money, power and infighting. 2007 had a mayoral coups d'etats  More

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Reviews for Apex    11 Reviews

We moved here from western NY last year. It was hard to leave a solid school system, a house almost paid for, with a yard, and NO HOA. However, jobs were just not there  More

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Over 11 years ago

My introduction to Apex, NC came in July 2009 I was on my way to Florida. On the third day, plans changed due to friend's vehicle malfunction. I stayed in Apex for 9  More

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Over 14 years ago

Apex has a small town atmosphere, but is convenient to the Research Triangle area of North  More

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