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Richland, WA vs West Pasco, WA

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- Household income in West Pasco, is 20% more than it is in Richland and is 31% above the National Average.
- Richland unemployment rate is 5.3%.
- West Pasco unemployment rate is 7.0%.
 Richland, WAWest Pasco, WAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock7.0%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.5%1.6%
 Future Job Growth39.6%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$44,261  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$99,412$69,021
 Family Median Income$108,301  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Richland, WAWest Pasco, WAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock22.1%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.6%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock0.0%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K5.8%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock0.0%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.6%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock3.9%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K12.2%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock16.6%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K12.4%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock30.0%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Richland, WAWest Pasco, WAUnited States
 Management, business, finance17.8%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock15.1%6.5%
 Community, social services1.3%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.0%1.2%
 Education, library7.9%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock0.0%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology7.4%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock2.1%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.9%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock0.0%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.6%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock1.3%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support17.5%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock1.9%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair6.5%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock0.0%13.1%
Reviews for Richland    14 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

After spending almost 18 years of my life here arriving at age 36 with 2 children and leaving at 53 Richland is a horrible place to live. The medical care as a whole is  More

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Richland has grown a lot and is getting lots of retirees, it has great weather, great food not all chain restaurants, but has them also. the people are friendly, lots  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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Reviews for West Pasco    3 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

I lived in West Pasco since 2005 and before that in North Richland since 2002. All of that time has been spent with my wife and two daughters which are quickly growing  More

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Over 14 years ago

Great Place to live, very well rounded  More

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I've lived in Pasco most of my life. I, like a lot of people, hate it here. City Council has their fingers in everything, always annexing to increase their revenue.   More

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