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Mercer Island, WA vs Orinda, CA

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- Household income in Orinda, is 46% more than it is in Mercer Island and is 72% above the National Average.
- Mercer Island unemployment rate is 5.4%.
- Orinda unemployment rate is 6.8%.
 Mercer Island, WAOrinda, CAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock6.8%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.4%1.6%
 Future Job Growth40.5%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes10.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock8.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$101,832  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$248,984$69,021
 Family Median Income$241,106  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Mercer Island, WAOrinda, CAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock2.9%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.1%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock2.5%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K3.2%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock2.3%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K3.7%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock3.0%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K6.1%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock9.4%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K8.8%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock61.4%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Mercer Island, WAOrinda, CAUnited States
 Management, business, finance29.6%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock12.3%6.5%
 Community, social services1.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock7.0%1.2%
 Education, library5.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock6.5%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology9.1%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock0.7%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.5%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock1.0%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.5%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock1.6%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support21.1%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.3%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair1.0%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock2.3%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 Orinda    3 Reviews

Orinda is an extremely safe, quiet, bucolic place to live. The schools are incredible, parent participation is maximal. It's close to everything and yet has a feeling of  More

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Over 16 years ago

Weather in Orinda is  More

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Over 17 years ago

Being ranked the number one public high school system in California says little for this small rural upscale community. With a high percentage of college graduates with  More

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