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Oak Harbor, WA vs Providence, RI

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- Household income in Providence, is 9% less than it is in Oak Harbor and is 24% below the National Average.
- Oak Harbor unemployment rate is 6.5%.
- Providence unemployment rate is 8.6%.
 Oak Harbor, WAProvidence, RIUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock8.6%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.5%1.6%
 Future Job Growth40.3%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock3.8%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$30,377  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$55,787$69,021
 Family Median Income$73,021  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Oak Harbor, WAProvidence, RIUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock15.8%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.5%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock9.5%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K8.0%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock6.9%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K10.7%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock10.6%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K14.2%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock12.0%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K5.4%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock7.0%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Oak Harbor, WAProvidence, RIUnited States
 Management, business, finance9.9%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock6.2%6.5%
 Community, social services1.9%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.1%1.2%
 Education, library10.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock3.1%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology3.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock5.3%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.9%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock6.2%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.8%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock4.0%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support21.4%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair8.9%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock16.5%13.1%
Reviews for Oak Harbor    6 Reviews

The new high school addition looks great, but the quality of the education is lacking. The worst I would have to say, is the English dept. All of the senior parents were  More

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Over 17 years ago

I have found Oak Harbor to be a nice place to live in general, but still feel it is too secluded for me personally. There is not a lot to do as far as night life or  More

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Over 17 years ago

Windy, dreary, wet and noisy. A great place if you're a slug or  More

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Reviews for Providence    19 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

I think I hate this city more then my  More

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Over 9 years ago

I currently live in Rockford IL and just graduated college for broadcasting. I want to move out of this depressing, negative city and was thinking about Providence,  More

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And I've been to San Francisco and Seattle, so that's saying a lot. If you like pot, good for you, my annoyance is with all the people who smoke pot plainly in  More

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