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Marina, CA vs Brookings, OR

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- Household income in Brookings, is 8% less than it is in Marina and is 4% above the National Average.
- Marina unemployment rate is 4.9%.
- Brookings unemployment rate is 8.5%.
 Marina, CABrookings, ORUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock8.5%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-0.7%1.6%
 Future Job Growth35.6%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock9.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$34,579  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$72,273$69,021
 Family Median Income$91,743  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Marina, CABrookings, ORUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock8.6%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.3%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock8.9%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K7.8%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock1.5%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.0%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock12.6%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K13.1%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock21.4%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K9.0%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock2.2%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Marina, CABrookings, ORUnited States
 Management, business, finance10.5%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock6.9%6.5%
 Community, social services2.4%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.4%1.2%
 Education, library8.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock0.0%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.4%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock5.2%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement3.0%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock8.6%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.2%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.0%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support21.3%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock1.7%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair9.0%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock11.8%13.1%
Reviews for Marina    4 Reviews

I've lived in Marina for the last 15 years. It is a gray place with old dated looking buildings, no real main street, and is the domain of the slum lord, and the mini  More

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Old Fort Ord is the only affordable housing on the Monterey Peninsula. It's frequently colder here than it was in Oregon. There is finally some local public  More

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Over 19 years ago

I find it funny when I lived here from '91-'01 there were hardly any stores new homes being build to justify staying. Then as soon as I move the city finally starts  More

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Reviews for Brookings    29 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Brookings Oregon is one of the most beautiful places in the world and has perfect weather. I searched for a retirement home, on the beach, for nearly ten years before  More

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Over 5 years ago

Brookings is an interesting place, very nice scenery, and excellent weather. The "locals" who inhabit this place are some of the most ignorant biased people you will  More

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Retired and moved here with my husband in 2020. Best decision we ever made. Amazing weather...even the rainy days are punctuated by crisp, sunny days in the winter. Not  More

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