2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Smith River, CA vs Olympia, WA

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Highlights
- Household income in Olympia, is 21% less than it is in Smith River and is 2% below the National Average.
- Smith River unemployment rate is 8.3%.
- Olympia unemployment rate is 5.6%.
 Smith River, CAOlympia, WAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate8.3%5.6%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth2.0%1.4%1.6%
 Future Job Growth28.4%42.5%33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.5%8.9%6.2%
 Income Taxes8.0%0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$22,531$38,443$37,638
 Household Income$86,250$67,975$69,021
 Family Median Income$86,739$90,000$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Smith River, CAOlympia, WAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K13.9%10.5%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K8.8%3.8%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K0.0%8.4%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K0.0%6.7%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K8.8%8.6%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.0%7.3%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K8.0%8.9%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K24.7%14.4%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K29.9%17.8%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K0.0%7.1%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K0.0%6.6%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Smith River, CAOlympia, WAUnited States
 Management, business, finance14.8%17.9%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science1.6%10.7%6.5%
 Community, social services4.5%2.4%1.8%
 Legal0.0%2.4%1.2%
 Education, library5.8%7.7%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment0.0%2.1%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.1%7.6%6.2%
 Healthcare support5.0%3.1%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement8.4%2.0%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving0.0%6.4%5.4%
 Building maintenance0.0%2.1%3.6%
 Personal care6.1%3.2%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support27.2%17.2%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.0%0.7%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair14.5%5.1%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving6.1%9.4%13.1%
Reviews for Smith River    1 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

Drove into 'metro' Smith River four days ago and the population sign said 2021! Way different number than 866? When did Sperling's Best Places get the  More

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Reviews for Olympia    39 Reviews

We moved here from Kitsap Bremerton/Silverdale WA area and this beats it all the way in all material ways. The only reason not to give it 5 stars is the cost of  More

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Over 3 years ago

The city is horrible. The business have been chased out by homeless. The city government makes it for difficult for businesses to thrive. If you like what Seattle is  More

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Having lived all over the world we decided to retire in Olympia and live on the Puget Sound. Yes it rains but the weather can change dramatically in a day with sun and  More

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