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Sequim, WA vs Lake Stevens, WA

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- Household income in Lake Stevens, is 139% more than it is in Sequim and is 30% above the National Average.
- Sequim unemployment rate is 7.4%.
- Lake Stevens unemployment rate is 6.5%.
 Sequim, WALake Stevens, WAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock6.5%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock2.6%1.6%
 Future Job Growth31.9%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$30,233  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$99,296$69,021
 Family Median Income$57,304  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Sequim, WALake Stevens, WAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock3.2%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K6.1%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock3.6%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K11.7%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock3.8%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K9.0%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock9.7%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K8.1%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock26.8%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K3.0%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock9.2%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Sequim, WALake Stevens, WAUnited States
 Management, business, finance13.9%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock8.6%6.5%
 Community, social services0.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.7%1.2%
 Education, library7.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.2%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock2.4%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.4%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock4.0%5.4%
 Building maintenance8.2%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock1.4%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support14.1%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.5%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair11.3%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock11.4%13.1%
Reviews for Sequim    31 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

This town is as close to perfect as you can get. It has all of the beauty of Washington state with a fraction of the rainfall thanks to the rain shadow effect of the  More

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Over 2 years ago

I moved to Sequim in 2013. Being here for the last 10 years I have seen a lot of changes. It is not for the better. As a 38 year old single mother to a teenage boy, I  More

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Take note of all the recent positive remarks about Sequim. Most all are either realtors, business owners, or local tribal members who own and dictate to this entire  More

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Reviews for Lake Stevens    7 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

I lived all over the country and the world for 27 yrs and moved into Lake Stevens 12 yrs ago. Absolutely a great place to live! Our 3 girls have done well in the  More

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My family and I lived in Lake Stevens for 7 years (2000 to 2007). It is a nice bedroom community that has good schools (get involved parents), low crime, and an ok lake  More

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10 years ago Lake Stevens was a nice little quiet town. Small town politics created their own megajobs, money, power and infighting. 2007 had a mayoral coups d'etats  More

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