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Sonora, CA vs Corvallis, OR

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- Household income in Corvallis, is 4% more than it is in Sonora and is 18% below the National Average.
- Sonora unemployment rate is 8.3%.
- Corvallis unemployment rate is 4.7%.
 Sonora, CACorvallis, ORUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock4.7%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.1%1.6%
 Future Job Growth28.5%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock9.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$32,940  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$58,315$69,021
 Family Median Income$84,417  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Sonora, CACorvallis, ORUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock15.7%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K1.9%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock9.4%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K8.8%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock4.9%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.4%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock9.7%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K12.6%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock14.0%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K6.9%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock7.3%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Sonora, CACorvallis, ORUnited States
 Management, business, finance16.7%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock14.2%6.5%
 Community, social services4.9%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.5%1.2%
 Education, library9.2%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.9%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology7.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock3.2%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement7.9%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock8.2%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.1%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.8%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support16.2%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.7%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair3.5%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock8.1%13.1%
Reviews for Sonora    15 Reviews

I have lived in Sonora for two and a half years and love it. Some of the earlier reviews I read scared me before coming. Here is what we have found. We live in a  More

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Over 4 years ago

I have lived here for 8 years and I absolutely hate it. This town is not built for all the people it has to accommodate. Everyone from the ENTIRE county comes here to do  More

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Lived here for 21 years since my family moved up from the valley (to get away from gang violence and other crime). Traffic doesn't pay attention constantly running  More

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Reviews for Corvallis    21 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I just made a trip to Corvallis to browse the town, go to places of interest and get a feel for the place I was considering to move and buy a home. OMGosh, I could not  More

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I have lived here 30 yrs and it is great especially if you like extortion, fraud, theft, back biting, a police force that has no respect for you or your rights, a  More

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This is the third or fourth time I've come to this site to find reliable stats and have found blatant mistakes. Also, why can't I leave a comment about 'people'? Thank  More

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