2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Pasco, WA vs Lakewood, WA

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Highlights
- Household income in Lakewood, is 14% less than it is in Pasco and is 14% below the National Average.
- Pasco unemployment rate is 7.0%.
- Lakewood unemployment rate is 7.8%.
 Pasco, WALakewood, WAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate7.0%7.8%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth1.5%1.8%1.6%
 Future Job Growth36.8%39.1%33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.6%9.9%6.2%
 Income Taxes0.0%0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$27,344$33,277$37,638
 Household Income$70,486$60,534$69,021
 Family Median Income$76,456$72,790$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Pasco, WALakewood, WAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K7.1%9.0%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K4.0%3.9%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K7.4%7.2%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K8.4%8.8%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K7.1%10.6%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.6%10.1%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K10.1%12.1%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K12.8%13.0%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K20.7%14.0%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K7.5%6.5%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K6.2%4.8%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Pasco, WALakewood, WAUnited States
 Management, business, finance12.5%12.4%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science4.1%4.1%6.5%
 Community, social services1.9%1.9%1.8%
 Legal0.5%0.7%1.2%
 Education, library4.4%4.1%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment0.9%1.4%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.5%5.9%6.2%
 Healthcare support3.0%6.1%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.5%2.9%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving5.4%5.9%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.9%4.5%3.6%
 Personal care4.3%3.0%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support19.4%22.1%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry7.8%0.3%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair9.4%8.3%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving15.5%16.4%13.1%
Reviews for Pasco    5 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Ive lived here for about 13 years now its a great place. Got my peen licked on a couple good times, plenty of shorties. Would recommend  More

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I have lived here a few years and it’s the worst place I’ve ever been. The “ nice weather” people refer to is 100 degree hot can’t even stand outside at 9am without  More

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I grew up in West Richland in the Tri-Cities, and we were always told to not go to Pasco because it was dangerous. I have no idea how true that was back in the '80's,  More

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Reviews for Lakewood    7 Reviews

Historically, Lakewood has had a bad reputation for being a crime ridden city, but since its incorporation in 1996 it has seen a transformation. Many of its roads have  More

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Over 6 years ago

Lakewood is the worst city in the state. With a murder rate that has grown upwards of 20 people a year, to the home invasions that happen every day in the city, don’t  More

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Over 15 years ago

lakewood(chocolate city, lakeview, eastside,tillicum/woodbrook,lakecity) all crime drug and gang filled areas. very high murder rate for a suburb..and there are way too  More

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