2025 Compare Cities Economy:
San Jose, CA vs Orting, WA

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- Household income in Orting, is 22% less than it is in San Jose and is 29% above the National Average.
- San Jose unemployment rate is 5.6%.
- Orting unemployment rate is 6.8%.
 San Jose, CAOrting, WAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock6.8%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.8%1.6%
 Future Job Growth38.9%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes9.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$53,574  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$97,614$69,021
 Family Median Income$138,908  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 San Jose, CAOrting, WAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock3.4%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.1%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock2.2%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K4.3%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock1.9%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K4.4%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock14.7%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K9.9%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock30.0%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K13.2%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock10.6%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 San Jose, CAOrting, WAUnited States
 Management, business, finance18.5%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock3.0%6.5%
 Community, social services1.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.0%1.2%
 Education, library5.2%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.0%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology4.1%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock4.3%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.6%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock5.5%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.7%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock3.3%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support17.3%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair6.6%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock19.6%13.1%
Reviews for San Jose    90 Reviews

I've lived in west San Jose/Cambrian, between Los Gatos and Almaden SJ since 1997. This side of town somehow avoided the erosion of the American dream. Houses are  More

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I lived in San Jose for 40 years. That’s during the most exciting time when the Silicon Valley was booming with real technology and San Jose was ranked as the safest big  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've lived in San Jose, CA for 25 years. This city is being over run with crime and gangs. The cost of living is very high. Granted, you are so close to mountains,  More

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Reviews for Orting    5 Reviews

Orting has everything. I've lived outside the town for over 13 years and one of my favorite things to do is visit the quaint valley town. The residence are kind,  More

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Over 10 years ago

Orting is in the processes of building a new bridge to enter into Orting from Sumner direction. That will make the old bridge a Historic Point to visit since it can not  More

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Over 10 years ago

Nice place to live 3 schools Elementary Junior high and high school 1 main road thru town. small town but that's what makes it  More

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