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Orofino, ID vs Chewelah, WA

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- Household income in Chewelah, is 5% more than it is in Orofino and is 45% below the National Average.
- Orofino unemployment rate is 8.4%.
- Chewelah unemployment rate is 8.0%.
 Orofino, IDChewelah, WAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock8.0%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-0.8%1.6%
 Future Job Growth14.9%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$21,698  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$47,609$69,021
 Family Median Income$64,196  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Orofino, IDChewelah, WAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock12.4%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K6.2%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock6.4%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K16.9%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock17.5%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.2%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock3.1%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K11.3%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock7.9%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K2.5%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock1.3%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Orofino, IDChewelah, WAUnited States
 Management, business, finance6.6%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock1.5%6.5%
 Community, social services3.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.0%1.2%
 Education, library3.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock0.2%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology7.1%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock7.5%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement3.6%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock6.9%5.4%
 Building maintenance5.0%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock0.5%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support25.4%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.5%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair10.6%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock12.4%13.1%
Reviews for Orofino    1 Reviews

Over 19 years ago

Though I don't remember much about living in Orofino, I do remember that it had this neat small-town feeling. No wonder, as it is a small town. I enjoyed being able to  More

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Reviews for Chewelah    3 Reviews

My husband and I moved to Hunters, WA., from Chewelah. I had lived in Chattaroy, WA, for 15 years before, having moved from the Santa Cruz mountains in northern CA. We  More

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After 17 years at this location, we are being forced to move to make way for a land developer's 7 new homes. We need a place we can keep our horse and a 1 or 2 bedroom  More

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Over 19 years ago

We need a 1 or 2 bedroom in rural area. Have 1 horse. Shop, garage, and/or fruit-room would be helpful. We have lived at this present location for the past 17 years,  More

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