2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Plummer, ID vs Salem, OR

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Highlights
- Household income in Salem, is 31% more than it is in Plummer and is 11% below the National Average.
- Plummer unemployment rate is 7.2%.
- Salem unemployment rate is 6.2%.
 Plummer, IDSalem, ORUnited States
 Unemployment Rate7.2%6.2%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth1.8%-0.1%1.6%
 Future Job Growth27.1%40.2%33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.0%0.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes6.9%9.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$20,787$31,610$37,638
 Household Income$47,361$62,185$69,021
 Family Median Income$52,875$75,291$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Plummer, IDSalem, ORUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K12.5%9.9%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.6%4.3%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K9.3%8.0%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K16.9%9.1%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K11.1%8.5%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K12.8%8.4%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K13.1%11.0%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K12.0%13.0%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K8.5%16.6%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K0.3%6.1%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K0.9%5.2%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Plummer, IDSalem, ORUnited States
 Management, business, finance10.4%14.0%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science3.3%5.5%6.5%
 Community, social services1.4%2.9%1.8%
 Legal0.4%1.4%1.2%
 Education, library4.1%5.4%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment1.8%1.7%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology2.5%5.6%6.2%
 Healthcare support2.2%4.9%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement6.1%2.5%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving9.8%6.1%5.4%
 Building maintenance9.4%3.8%3.6%
 Personal care4.5%2.8%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support25.6%21.9%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.6%2.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair6.5%7.4%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving11.2%12.1%13.1%
Reviews for Plummer    1 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

I am a teacher in Plummer. If you could see our schools, you would be hard-pressed to believe it is possible we spend more than the national average; I'm thinking it is  More

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Reviews for Salem    37 Reviews

After reading the reviews here, I had to come write my own. The problem I had with most of the reviews is that most were very opinion-based and seemed to assume everyone  More

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Moved here approx. 4 years ago from SW Michigan, but I've lived in 9 other cities & 5 other states. Salem is a very manageable sized city, with tons of parks, diverse  More

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Over 4 years ago

I'm a native 5th generation Oregonian, so bear in mind that I was born with webs between my toes! Anyway, I used to think it rained too much when I was young. Then I  More

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