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Seward, AK vs Metaline Falls, WA

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- Household income in Metaline Falls, is 64% less than it is in Seward and is 158% below the National Average.
- Seward unemployment rate is 8.9%.
- Metaline Falls unemployment rate is 9.2%.
 Seward, AKMetaline Falls, WAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock9.2%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-0.6%1.6%
 Future Job Growth12.1%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes3.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$30,932  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$26,719$69,021
 Family Median Income$81,776  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Seward, AKMetaline Falls, WAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock26.3%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.5%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock21.2%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K7.3%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock8.8%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K2.5%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock4.4%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K18.2%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock13.1%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K13.4%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock0.0%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Seward, AKMetaline Falls, WAUnited States
 Management, business, finance10.2%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock0.0%6.5%
 Community, social services12.2%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock7.7%1.2%
 Education, library10.2%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock0.0%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock9.6%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement4.9%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock0.0%5.4%
 Building maintenance5.2%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock0.0%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support9.9%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair9.5%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock26.9%13.1%
Reviews for Seward    1 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

At first view, Seward looks pretty good. It's scenic enough, sitting along Resurrection Bay, a deepwater fjord with glaciers hanging from the mountains surrounding  More

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Reviews for Metaline Falls    1 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

The mine in the area by far the largest employer anmounced ib late 2008 that it was shutting the mine down, for now due to depressed world demand and pricing for their  More

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