2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Portland, OR vs Morgan Hill, CA

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Highlights
- Household income in Morgan Hill, is 77% more than it is in Portland and is 50% above the National Average.
- Portland unemployment rate is 6.9%.
- Morgan Hill unemployment rate is 5.2%.
 Portland, ORMorgan Hill, CAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate6.9%5.2%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth0.9%2.5%1.6%
 Future Job Growth42.4%45.1%33.5%
 Sales Taxes0.0%9.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes9.0%8.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$47,289$57,376$37,638
 Household Income$78,476$139,161$69,021
 Family Median Income$103,838$151,590$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Portland, ORMorgan Hill, CAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K9.8%2.5%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.1%1.3%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K6.4%3.9%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K6.7%4.1%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K6.5%4.6%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.5%3.3%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K9.2%6.1%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K12.6%10.5%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K17.5%18.4%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K9.5%11.3%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K12.3%34.0%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Portland, ORMorgan Hill, CAUnited States
 Management, business, finance20.2%25.3%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science9.4%9.3%6.5%
 Community, social services2.5%1.6%1.8%
 Legal2.1%0.7%1.2%
 Education, library6.0%6.3%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment4.9%1.9%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.9%5.7%6.2%
 Healthcare support3.3%2.5%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.2%3.1%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving6.0%2.3%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.3%2.9%3.6%
 Personal care2.7%3.5%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support17.9%18.0%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.3%1.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair4.7%9.0%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving9.7%7.0%13.1%
Reviews for Portland    386 Reviews

I lived in Portland for 19 years (I've also lived in Boise, ID, the Bay Area, Austin, TX and now Nampa, ID). It drives me nuts when people try to give a large city a  More

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One of the best cities in America. Food scene is the best in the world. Weather is preferable over places where you have the same weather year round. I enjoy the  More

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I moved from Houston to Portland about a year ago. I remember reading the reviews on here and it making me second guess moving before I did, so I wanted to come back and  More

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Reviews for Morgan Hill    6 Reviews

Utility bills for my 3 bedroom house pinch me every month and encourage me to move to San Jose area. Why are utilities in this city are so expensive like other living  More

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Over 14 years ago

After spending all of my life in the mid-west I had the hardest time getting used to living in California the lifestyle was so different. There is only one thing that I  More

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Ever wonder why many Italians immigrated to the San Jose California area? The answer is that the weather is most like what they are used to. Temperate. Slightly warm,  More

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