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Lakewood, WA vs La Conner, WA

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Highlights
- Household income in La Conner, is 11% less than it is in Lakewood and is 28% below the National Average.
- Lakewood unemployment rate is 7.8%.
- La Conner unemployment rate is 7.0%.
 Lakewood, WALa Conner, WAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock7.0%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.5%1.6%
 Future Job Growth39.1%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes9.9%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$33,277  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$53,819$69,021
 Family Median Income$72,790  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Lakewood, WALa Conner, WAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock11.3%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.9%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock15.1%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K8.8%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock3.4%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K10.1%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock8.7%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K13.0%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock14.9%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K6.5%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock5.8%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Lakewood, WALa Conner, WAUnited States
 Management, business, finance12.4%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock5.4%6.5%
 Community, social services1.9%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.0%1.2%
 Education, library4.1%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock11.0%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.9%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock2.4%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.9%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock9.5%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.5%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock4.3%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support22.1%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.6%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair8.3%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock11.4%13.1%
Reviews for Lakewood    7 Reviews

Historically, Lakewood has had a bad reputation for being a crime ridden city, but since its incorporation in 1996 it has seen a transformation. Many of its roads have  More

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Over 7 years ago

Lakewood is the worst city in the state. With a murder rate that has grown upwards of 20 people a year, to the home invasions that happen every day in the city, don’t  More

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Over 16 years ago

lakewood(chocolate city, lakeview, eastside,tillicum/woodbrook,lakecity) all crime drug and gang filled areas. very high murder rate for a suburb..and there are way too  More

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Reviews for La Conner    1 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

Ive lived here for 16 years. Amazing community and school. Beautiful town!! And don't get me started about the BEAUTIFUL tulips in the  More

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