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Pahoa, HI vs Yelm, WA

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- Household income in Yelm, is 45% more than it is in Pahoa and is 17% above the National Average.
- Pahoa unemployment rate is 8.4%.
- Yelm unemployment rate is 5.9%.
 Pahoa, HIYelm, WAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock5.9%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.4%1.6%
 Future Job Growth33.5%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes4.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$22,472  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$83,027$69,021
 Family Median Income$44,972  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Pahoa, HIYelm, WAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock6.9%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K9.2%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock3.5%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K3.7%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock7.5%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.5%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock8.3%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K10.9%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock19.9%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K2.9%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock3.4%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Pahoa, HIYelm, WAUnited States
 Management, business, finance14.3%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock3.4%6.5%
 Community, social services3.2%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.0%1.2%
 Education, library21.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.0%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology2.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock6.5%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.0%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock3.5%5.4%
 Building maintenance6.9%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock3.7%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support6.3%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair8.7%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock14.6%13.1%
Reviews for Pahoa    2 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

That's impossible. The state of Hawaii sets the amount for every student; doesn't matter where they live. It's a set amount. No such thing as 0.   More

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Regarding the cost of living in Pahoa and rural areas around Pahoa, everything is related to what your needs are. Most grow their own veggies, many are off grid, (very  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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