2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Lake Stevens, WA vs Roanoke, VA

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Highlights
- Household income in Roanoke, is 51% less than it is in Lake Stevens and is 42% below the National Average.
- Lake Stevens unemployment rate is 6.5%.
- Roanoke unemployment rate is 6.3%.
 Lake Stevens, WARoanoke, VAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate6.5%6.3%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth2.6%1.6%1.6%
 Future Job Growth41.8%30.0%33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.9%5.3%6.2%
 Income Taxes0.0%5.8%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$38,604$30,379$37,638
 Household Income$99,296$48,476$69,021
 Family Median Income$104,960$60,659$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Lake Stevens, WARoanoke, VAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K3.2%15.3%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K1.3%6.4%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K3.6%11.3%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K4.2%9.3%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K3.8%8.9%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.6%9.3%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K9.7%9.5%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K18.1%10.9%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K26.8%11.4%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K13.4%3.4%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K9.2%4.2%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Lake Stevens, WARoanoke, VAUnited States
 Management, business, finance17.4%13.0%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science8.6%4.2%6.5%
 Community, social services1.9%1.4%1.8%
 Legal0.7%1.4%1.2%
 Education, library5.7%4.9%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment2.2%1.9%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology4.6%7.3%6.2%
 Healthcare support2.4%3.6%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.7%2.6%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving4.0%6.4%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.2%4.7%3.6%
 Personal care1.4%2.8%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support20.6%23.9%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.5%0.4%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair12.6%6.6%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving11.4%15.0%13.1%
Reviews for Lake Stevens    7 Reviews

Over 14 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 Roanoke    44 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I’ve lived in Roanoke for 15 years, so I hope this comment can help those planning on moving here. Roanoke isn’t bad if you consider Roanoke county and Salem. Sure,  More

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I've lived here from 2 years and, goddamn, these people are stupid af. If I here coronavirus is a hoax and and fat people making comments at me for wearing a damn mask  More

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I was born and raised in Roanoke County (Oak Grove subdivision), departing in 1989 for a job in Texas. So my perspective on the area is dated, but might be valuable as  More

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