2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Sonora, CA vs Olympia, WA

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Highlights
- Household income in Olympia, is 21% more than it is in Sonora and is 2% below the National Average.
- Sonora unemployment rate is 8.3%.
- Olympia unemployment rate is 5.6%.
 Sonora, CAOlympia, WAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate8.3%5.6%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth1.3%1.4%1.6%
 Future Job Growth28.5%42.5%33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.3%8.9%6.2%
 Income Taxes8.0%0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$32,940$38,443$37,638
 Household Income$56,279$67,975$69,021
 Family Median Income$84,417$90,000$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Sonora, CAOlympia, WAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K14.3%10.5%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K1.9%3.8%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K9.5%8.4%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K8.8%6.7%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K9.4%8.6%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.4%7.3%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K9.3%8.9%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K12.6%14.4%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K15.3%17.8%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K6.9%7.1%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K3.7%6.6%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Sonora, CAOlympia, WAUnited States
 Management, business, finance16.7%17.9%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science4.9%10.7%6.5%
 Community, social services4.9%2.4%1.8%
 Legal0.9%2.4%1.2%
 Education, library9.2%7.7%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment0.4%2.1%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology7.3%7.6%6.2%
 Healthcare support4.4%3.1%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement7.9%2.0%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving6.4%6.4%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.1%2.1%3.6%
 Personal care3.7%3.2%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support16.2%17.2%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.6%0.7%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair3.5%5.1%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving11.0%9.4%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 3 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 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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