2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Madras, OR vs Gresham, OR

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Highlights
- Household income in Gresham, is 41% more than it is in Madras and is 12% below the National Average.
- Madras unemployment rate is 8.2%.
- Gresham unemployment rate is 7.8%.
 Madras, ORGresham, ORUnited States
 Unemployment Rate8.2%7.8%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth1.5%0.9%1.6%
 Future Job Growth37.4%41.3%33.5%
 Sales Taxes0.0%0.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes9.0%9.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$21,967$29,569$37,638
 Household Income$43,722$61,826$69,021
 Family Median Income$52,089$72,223$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Madras, ORGresham, ORUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K20.7%9.0%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K6.7%3.8%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K12.7%8.4%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K4.3%10.2%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K9.4%9.6%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.9%7.5%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K8.3%11.2%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K7.6%12.2%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K14.7%17.0%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K3.7%6.9%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K2.9%4.3%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Madras, ORGresham, ORUnited States
 Management, business, finance11.6%10.8%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science1.9%4.6%6.5%
 Community, social services2.3%2.1%1.8%
 Legal0.0%0.7%1.2%
 Education, library8.8%4.4%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment0.3%1.6%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.6%5.1%6.2%
 Healthcare support3.6%5.4%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.5%1.7%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving8.5%6.7%5.4%
 Building maintenance6.1%5.1%3.6%
 Personal care0.7%2.3%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support23.4%21.7%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry3.2%1.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair7.0%8.8%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving15.5%17.9%13.1%
Reviews for Madras    2 Reviews

I am taking some college classes for business management and one of my assingments was to find out about the ecomony,legal and social issues surrounding opening a new  More

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While I do not live in Madras, Oregon it would be the one place that I would preferr to live. I visited my brother, who lives there, about two years ago. I expected to  More

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Reviews for Gresham    4 Reviews

First, EVERYTHING is close and conveniently located. Second, there is NO sales tax, so a $1.99 burger is $1.99. You don't have to figure out the tax on anything. Third,  More

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Over 18 years ago

Beware of the I-Tax. It is costly. Not to mention if you are new to the area the I-Tax reflects on the entire Multnomah County area. Even if you rent you  More

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Over 18 years ago

there are more than 2 months of summer there, lived there my whole  More

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