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Lake Stevens, WA vs Ferndale, WA

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- Household income in Ferndale, is 22% less than it is in Lake Stevens and is 11% above the National Average.
- Lake Stevens unemployment rate is 6.5%.
- Ferndale unemployment rate is 6.7%.
 Lake Stevens, WAFerndale, WAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock6.7%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.7%1.6%
 Future Job Growth41.8%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.9%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$38,604  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$77,746$69,021
 Family Median Income$104,960  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Lake Stevens, WAFerndale, WAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock6.2%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K1.3%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock8.3%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K4.2%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock4.7%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.6%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock7.9%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K18.1%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock19.8%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K13.4%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock5.7%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Lake Stevens, WAFerndale, WAUnited States
 Management, business, finance17.4%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock5.7%6.5%
 Community, social services1.9%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.1%1.2%
 Education, library5.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.3%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology4.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock4.1%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.7%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock7.8%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.2%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.2%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support20.6%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock1.2%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair12.6%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock13.9%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 Ferndale    2 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

Ferndale is expensive. Its a great place, next to the ocean, safe, close to local Bellingham nightlife, lots of scenery and parks but it's just too unaffordable. I'm a  More

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Over 18 years ago

Our property taxes went up 45% this year. Guess we shouldn't have weeded the yard or mowed the lawn! Gas prices are 40 cents per gallon higher than the national  More

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