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Ottumwa, IA vs Newport, OR

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- Household income in Newport, is 10% more than it is in Ottumwa and is 30% below the National Average.
- Ottumwa unemployment rate is 5.2%.
- Newport unemployment rate is 8.7%.
 Ottumwa, IANewport, ORUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock8.7%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-0.2%1.6%
 Future Job Growth22.4%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock9.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$26,972  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$52,897$69,021
 Family Median Income$54,955  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Ottumwa, IANewport, ORUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock13.3%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K6.0%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock10.7%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K10.2%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock8.9%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.2%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock9.0%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K11.0%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock12.8%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K4.6%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock3.7%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Ottumwa, IANewport, ORUnited States
 Management, business, finance8.9%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock4.7%6.5%
 Community, social services2.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.4%1.2%
 Education, library7.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.3%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.4%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock6.9%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.7%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock9.2%5.4%
 Building maintenance5.0%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.7%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support16.9%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock1.3%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair7.8%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock12.9%13.1%
Reviews for Ottumwa    5 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

Ottumwa has a seemingly high rate of theft-related crimes as well as drug use which I'm sure correlates to the incidences of assault. For a community of 20-30,000, the  More

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Over 16 years ago

ottumwa, Iowa has no diverse culture. It is not very open especially when it comes to branching out to new ideas of others culture...The idea of culture here is the pro  More

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Over 17 years ago

Pros: 1. Extremely low cost of living and housing 2. Affordable place to live Cons: 1. High crime rate 2. Very poor school system 3. Economically depressed 4.  More

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Reviews for Newport    9 Reviews

We moved here 13 years ago from Seattle. I have no regrets whatsoever. People are friendly, the beaches are pristine , the schools are wonderful and crime is very low.  More

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I moved here four years ago so I have had an opportunity to really assess what is going on. I am moving. This is a nice place to visit not live if you are an educated  More

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I came across this website, as my wife and I will be moving from London, UK to Oregon in order for my wife to be closer to her parents. Needless to say it can be  More

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