2025 Compare Cities Economy:
Marion, NC vs Happy Valley, OR

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Highlights
- Household income in Happy Valley, is 217% more than it is in Marion and is 48% above the National Average.
- Marion unemployment rate is 4.4%.
- Happy Valley unemployment rate is 6.1%.
 Marion, NCHappy Valley, ORUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock6.1%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.9%1.6%
 Future Job Growth27.3%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock9.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$20,812  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$131,980$69,021
 Family Median Income$50,963  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Marion, NCHappy Valley, ORUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock3.4%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K7.7%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock3.2%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K10.3%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock3.3%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K11.5%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock8.2%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K19.3%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock23.6%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K1.4%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock24.9%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Marion, NCHappy Valley, ORUnited States
 Management, business, finance6.3%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock8.8%6.5%
 Community, social services1.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.1%1.2%
 Education, library1.9%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.0%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock2.6%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement3.6%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock3.2%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.6%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock1.8%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support18.5%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair14.4%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock10.3%13.1%
Reviews for Marion    1 Reviews

Before the economy went bad, I was trying to live in Marion. I called on a place to rent. The owner did not want children living in her unit. I didnt know that  More

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Reviews for Happy Valley    4 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

Happy Valley, OR is a great place to live. Just east of Portland its on a hill where you could see the beautiful city(Portland) in the valley. All the beautiful lights  More

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Over 14 years ago

Left NYC and moved straight to Portland 5 years ago. I'm in early 40s with kids and wife and they love it here  More

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Over 15 years ago

Damascus is a quiet community just East of Portland. We are close to Gresham, Clackamas, and Boring/Sandy. There is farm land out this way, nice friendly people and the  More

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