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Shelton, WA vs Weiser, ID

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- Household income in Weiser, is 18% less than it is in Shelton and is 76% below the National Average.
- Shelton unemployment rate is 7.7%.
- Weiser unemployment rate is 5.3%.
 Shelton, WAWeiser, IDUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock5.3%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.1%1.6%
 Future Job Growth32.8%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock6.9%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$21,461  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$39,233$69,021
 Family Median Income$57,703  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Shelton, WAWeiser, IDUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock17.2%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K8.2%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock13.8%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K8.6%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock11.3%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K9.0%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock12.8%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K12.8%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock9.3%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K4.8%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock0.5%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Shelton, WAWeiser, IDUnited States
 Management, business, finance10.6%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock0.0%6.5%
 Community, social services2.3%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.0%1.2%
 Education, library4.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock0.5%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology3.1%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock8.3%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement3.6%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock3.3%5.4%
 Building maintenance8.6%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock5.1%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support16.7%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock1.3%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair8.8%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock22.7%13.1%
Reviews for Shelton    5 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Lived here 13 years. Air smells like chemicals and gasses not to mention how terrible the pollen is. People are either terribly rude, your friends, or follow you home at  More

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Over 6 years ago

Shelton is a town stuck in the mud. Thats the best way to describe it. People like it that way from what I can tell. It's stuck in time between an old town appearance   More

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Below are the crime statistics on Shelton Wa compared to the national average. Several thing you can count on in Shelton is increase crime, homeless living everywhere  More

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Reviews for Weiser    3 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I love weiser the community always helps one another out. No one goes without. And it is very safe to raise children  More

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I would only give it one star except that their are some nice people there. There are many problems with this town. The City wants to make it a retirement community.  More

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Over 6 years ago

Only one grocery store no jobs and no public transportation and limited amount of police and their is an issue with racism in this town.it appears that the mayor and  More

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