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Oak Harbor, WA vs Yelm, WA

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Highlights
- Household income in Yelm, is 36% more than it is in Oak Harbor and is 17% above the National Average.
- Oak Harbor unemployment rate is 6.5%.
- Yelm unemployment rate is 5.9%.
 Oak Harbor, WAYelm, WAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock5.9%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.4%1.6%
 Future Job Growth40.3%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$30,377  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$83,027$69,021
 Family Median Income$73,021  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Oak Harbor, WAYelm, WAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock6.9%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.5%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock3.5%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K8.0%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock7.5%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K10.7%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock8.3%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K14.2%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock19.9%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K5.4%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock3.4%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Oak Harbor, WAYelm, WAUnited States
 Management, business, finance9.9%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock3.4%6.5%
 Community, social services1.9%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.0%1.2%
 Education, library10.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.0%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology3.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock6.5%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.9%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock3.5%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.8%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock3.7%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support21.4%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair8.9%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock14.6%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 Yelm    2 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Yelm is a very nice city to live in. Small enough to have that small town flavor but big enough not to be cramped. Has access to pretty much everywhere you want to go.  More

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I've lived in Yelm 2 years now and LOVE IT! We moved here to get away of the crazyness and extreamly crampedness of the "suburbia"of Puyallup which is just outside of  More

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