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North Bend, WA vs Long Beach, CA

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Highlights
- Household income in Long Beach, is 42% less than it is in North Bend and is 3% above the National Average.
- North Bend unemployment rate is 5.4%.
- Long Beach unemployment rate is 11.5%.
 North Bend, WALong Beach, CAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock11.5%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.7%1.6%
 Future Job Growth40.5%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock8.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$55,289  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$71,150$69,021
 Family Median Income$163,062  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 North Bend, WALong Beach, CAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock9.7%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K1.6%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock7.1%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K11.3%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock6.7%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K4.6%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock9.0%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K10.4%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock16.4%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K15.1%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock9.5%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 North Bend, WALong Beach, CAUnited States
 Management, business, finance18.2%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock5.9%6.5%
 Community, social services2.3%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.1%1.2%
 Education, library7.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock3.5%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock4.1%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.2%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock6.2%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.6%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.8%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support17.7%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair6.1%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock13.6%13.1%
Reviews for North Bend    9 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I’ve been living in North Bend for almost 3 years and adore this place. Great place for outdoor recreation and an inspiring place for creatives. Home to numerous filming  More

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Tech democrats packed into million dollar cheaply built homes like so many sardines. Homes not affordable to locals, just transplants. The young adults live with their  More

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Over 9 years ago

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Reviews for Long Beach    45 Reviews

Local born and bred. This place is going down the drain. Crime is up, housing is up, yuppies finding nothing wrong with it since they want to validate spending 3k on a 2  More

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Over 5 years ago

I love Long Beach. I especially shoreline village and the aquarium of the pacific. The only big problem here (for me) is crime. Otherwise, nice  More

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Over 7 years ago

The cost of living is extremely high and there are way too many apartments or multi unit homes which have no parking. But with everyone living on top of each other it  More

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