2025 Compare Cities Economy:
Rochester, WA vs Lincoln City, OR

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Highlights
- Household income in Lincoln City, is 41% less than it is in Rochester and is 40% below the National Average.
- Rochester unemployment rate is 5.9%.
- Lincoln City unemployment rate is 8.7%.
 Rochester, WALincoln City, ORUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock8.7%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-0.2%1.6%
 Future Job Growth42.7%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.9%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock9.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$34,504  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$49,297$69,021
 Family Median Income$88,316  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Rochester, WALincoln City, ORUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock11.8%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K6.0%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock11.5%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K4.8%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock8.9%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.7%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock7.0%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K17.7%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock12.2%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K8.3%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock3.4%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Rochester, WALincoln City, ORUnited States
 Management, business, finance14.5%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock1.5%6.5%
 Community, social services0.3%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.7%1.2%
 Education, library2.9%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.0%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology2.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock6.1%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement4.1%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock14.6%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.8%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock3.2%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support32.9%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair6.1%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock6.9%13.1%
Reviews for Rochester    1 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

I live in a rural community just south of Olympia Washington called Rochester. I was born and raised in Los Angeles, California and boy what a difference. I love it  More

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Reviews for Lincoln City    2 Reviews

We have been settling into this little community of 8000 people for a few months. We have found the majority of people here to be friendly. I believe part of the reason  More

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Over 17 years ago

It's phenomenal and it is going to be our home as soon as I find a Social Work  More

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