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Merced, CA vs Baker City, OR

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- Household income in Baker City, is 11% less than it is in Merced and is 48% below the National Average.
- Merced unemployment rate is 9.3%.
- Baker City unemployment rate is 7.1%.
 Merced, CABaker City, ORUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock7.1%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-0.6%1.6%
 Future Job Growth33.3%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock9.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$22,520  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$46,721$69,021
 Family Median Income$57,892  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Merced, CABaker City, ORUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock12.7%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K5.0%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock8.8%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K9.4%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock13.2%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.0%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock9.9%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K10.4%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock14.7%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K5.2%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock1.6%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Merced, CABaker City, ORUnited States
 Management, business, finance8.3%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock5.5%6.5%
 Community, social services2.2%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.3%1.2%
 Education, library7.9%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.6%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology3.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock4.9%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement3.2%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock3.3%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.8%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock1.4%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support18.3%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock2.6%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair8.7%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock15.2%13.1%
Reviews for Merced    44 Reviews

Merced is totally slept on - you want a little bit of everything CA has to offer, at a fraction of the price of other CA cities? Merced is the place to go. The town  More

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Over 6 years ago

Good place to live. More affordable than most of california. The city is growing and there is alot of business and growth here. Moved from the Bay area years ago and  More

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Great place to live. Lots of progress and changes coming to the city. Great place to raise a family. UC Merced is expanding and businesses are investing. Downtown is  More

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Reviews for Baker City    2 Reviews

You can be the victim of a violent crime here and the police and the DA don't give a damn. If youre cousins...and EVERYBODY is cousins, then they'll cover your ass even  More

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Over 18 years ago

I live in Baker City Oregon and have one of the most untapped areas for outdoor recreation that I have came across. I live between two sets of mountains the Elkhorn  More

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