2025 Compare Cities Economy:
Newcastle, WY vs Bend, OR

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Highlights
- Household income in Bend, is 11% more than it is in Newcastle and is 7% above the National Average.
- Newcastle unemployment rate is 4.1%.
- Bend unemployment rate is 6.0%.
 Newcastle, WYBend, ORUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock6.0%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock2.6%1.6%
 Future Job Growth10.1%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock9.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$28,976  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$74,253$69,021
 Family Median Income$67,880  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Newcastle, WYBend, ORUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock7.6%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K5.6%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock7.5%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K4.2%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock7.4%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K5.8%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock11.2%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K14.8%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock15.7%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K4.9%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock10.7%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Newcastle, WYBend, ORUnited States
 Management, business, finance13.1%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock7.1%6.5%
 Community, social services3.3%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.8%1.2%
 Education, library4.1%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock3.2%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology2.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock2.8%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement6.3%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock8.5%5.4%
 Building maintenance5.2%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock3.4%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support9.5%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.6%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair15.4%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock7.8%13.1%
Reviews for Newcastle    1 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Newcastle is a nice small town. It is situated on the west-central foothills of the Black Hills, and is located about an hour from major Black Hills attractions  More

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Reviews for Bend    100 Reviews

I have visited Bend for many years and moved here last year with my family. Every person that complains about Bend does not understand how economics works. The main  More

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Over 4 years ago

When I moved to Bend it was a charming small city of about 50,000 people. The population has now more than doubled and the once clean, quiet community is a noisy, dirty,  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've lived in Bend for 10 years now. I'm originally from a poorer town in CA with the same population as Bend. Here are my pros and cons of living in Bend. Pros: -  More

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