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Seattle, WA vs Clarks Summit, PA

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- Household income in Clarks Summit, is 24% less than it is in Seattle and is 14% above the National Average.
- Seattle unemployment rate is 4.8%.
- Clarks Summit unemployment rate is 8.1%.
 Seattle, WAClarks Summit, PAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock8.1%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.8%1.6%
 Future Job Growth43.8%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes10.1%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock4.1%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$68,836  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$80,481$69,021
 Family Median Income$150,212  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Seattle, WAClarks Summit, PAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock4.1%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.4%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock8.4%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K4.9%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock11.1%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K5.7%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock13.3%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K10.6%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock17.4%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K11.5%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock6.6%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Seattle, WAClarks Summit, PAUnited States
 Management, business, finance23.7%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock8.9%6.5%
 Community, social services2.2%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.3%1.2%
 Education, library6.2%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.3%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.4%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock4.2%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.9%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock5.6%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.5%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.5%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support15.4%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair2.9%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock12.4%13.1%
Reviews for Seattle    321 Reviews

I have lived here since 1975, I moved here from California but was born and raised in Michigan. I would have to say that I never regretted leaving Michigan and their  More

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Over 3 years ago

I’ve lived in Seattle for just under 7 years and while it can be a stunningly beautiful place, I am very excited to leave. I’ll start with some of the positive aspects.  More

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if you can afford it, Seattle is a very nice place to live and raise a family! however, it is extremely expensive and in the winter, it's rather gloomy. i love gloomy  More

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Reviews for Clarks Summit    2 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Its where my family  More

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Over 18 years ago

We found this area through "Best Places". When we visited the area we fell in love with it and bought a home. Only about 2 hrs from either NYC or Philly. But, with one  More

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