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Mercer Island, WA vs Graham, WA

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- Household income in Graham, is 44% less than it is in Mercer Island and is 27% above the National Average.
- Mercer Island unemployment rate is 5.4%.
- Graham unemployment rate is 6.8%.
 Mercer Island, WAGraham, WAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock6.8%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.8%1.6%
 Future Job Growth40.5%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes10.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$101,832  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$94,876$69,021
 Family Median Income$241,106  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Mercer Island, WAGraham, WAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock5.3%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.1%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock3.4%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K3.2%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock5.8%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K3.7%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock9.8%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K6.1%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock25.8%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K8.8%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock8.9%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Mercer Island, WAGraham, WAUnited States
 Management, business, finance29.6%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock4.3%6.5%
 Community, social services1.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.3%1.2%
 Education, library5.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock0.5%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology9.1%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock3.4%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.5%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock5.0%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.5%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.5%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support21.1%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair1.0%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock16.2%13.1%
Reviews for Mercer Island    4 Reviews

Mercer Island is a wonderful family community. It feels much more "small town" than a city even though it has a population of 20,000+. People say hello and watch out  More

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Mercer Island is a suburb of Seattle, located on an island in Lake Washington. The best thing about Mercer Island is its strategically central location relative to the  More

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Mercer Island is a suburb of Seattle, located on an island in Lake Washington. The best thing about Mercer Island is its strategically central location relative to the  More

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Reviews for Graham    3 Reviews

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Over 15 years ago

I grew up in nearby Puyallup & moved to Graham 14 years ago. It is a beautiful community only 30 minutes from the mountains and beautiful lakes. I have 3 children in  More

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Over 17 years ago

I live in the Pierce County area in Washington state. It's the county that's underneath King County (where Seattle is). It's true that the Seattle and Puget Sound area  More

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