2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Mexico, ME vs Seattle, WA

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Highlights
- Household income in Seattle, is 158% more than it is in Mexico and is 35% above the National Average.
- Mexico unemployment rate is 6.6%.
- Seattle unemployment rate is 4.8%.
 Mexico, MESeattle, WAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate6.6%4.8%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth0.1%2.6%1.6%
 Future Job Growth31.1%43.8%33.5%
 Sales Taxes5.5%10.1%6.2%
 Income Taxes6.8%0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$20,827$68,836$37,638
 Household Income$40,889$105,391$69,021
 Family Median Income$50,058$150,212$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Mexico, MESeattle, WAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K16.3%7.8%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K7.1%2.4%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K16.6%4.4%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K8.5%4.9%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K14.6%5.0%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.8%5.7%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K6.7%7.2%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K17.0%10.6%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K3.9%17.9%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K0.0%11.5%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K1.4%22.7%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Mexico, MESeattle, WAUnited States
 Management, business, finance5.9%23.7%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science1.1%18.4%6.5%
 Community, social services6.4%2.2%1.8%
 Legal0.0%2.3%1.2%
 Education, library8.6%6.2%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment1.3%4.6%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology4.0%6.4%6.2%
 Healthcare support5.5%1.9%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.5%0.9%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving8.9%5.5%5.4%
 Building maintenance9.9%1.5%3.6%
 Personal care0.0%2.6%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support15.3%15.4%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.0%0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair12.0%2.9%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving19.6%5.4%13.1%
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I have lived here since 1975, I moved here from California but was born and raised in Michigan. I would have to say that I never regretted leaving Michigan and their  More

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I’ve lived in Seattle for just under 7 years and while it can be a stunningly beautiful place, I am very excited to leave. I’ll start with some of the positive aspects.  More

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if you can afford it, Seattle is a very nice place to live and raise a family! however, it is extremely expensive and in the winter, it's rather gloomy. i love gloomy  More

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