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Ocean Shores, WA vs Nampa, ID

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- Household income in Nampa, is 10% more than it is in Ocean Shores and is 20% below the National Average.
- Ocean Shores unemployment rate is 8.8%.
- Nampa unemployment rate is 4.1%.
 Ocean Shores, WANampa, IDUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock4.1%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock3.4%1.6%
 Future Job Growth34.5%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes9.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock6.9%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$30,785  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$57,552$69,021
 Family Median Income$65,448  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Ocean Shores, WANampa, IDUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock7.7%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.0%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock8.8%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K11.0%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock9.5%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K11.0%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock11.4%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K14.4%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock14.3%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K2.5%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock2.2%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Ocean Shores, WANampa, IDUnited States
 Management, business, finance11.9%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock4.9%6.5%
 Community, social services2.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.4%1.2%
 Education, library7.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.0%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock3.3%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.7%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock5.9%5.4%
 Building maintenance6.2%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.9%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support15.2%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock1.2%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair10.7%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock16.2%13.1%
Reviews for Ocean Shores    7 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

We are going on our 3rd year in OS. We love the small town feel, the low stress and feeling of safety. This is all for the winter months mind you. In the summer, it is a  More

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Over 10 years ago

Wonderful beach town.... we're going into our second year and I disagree with the grocery store comments and the weather. Yes, it rains or drizzles on occasion, but the  More

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We invested in Ocean Shores as a second home to spend our weekends after the work week stress. I'm also a property manager that works in Washington, Oregon and  More

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Reviews for Nampa    5 Reviews

We have lived in Arizona (near Phoenix) for 20 years. We are in the process of moving to the Nampa/Caldwell area. Trust me you DO NOT want to come to Arizona for an  More

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Sales tax is one area that it hard to get used to, taxes here are probably average but I was not used to paying sales tax. After I checked it out against other states  More

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Over 15 years ago

Im sure the economy is bad everywhere, but in Nampa, i believe i read the unemployment rate is near  More

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