2024 Compare Cities Economy:
South Bend, WA vs Seattle, WA

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Highlights
- Household income in Seattle, is 129% more than it is in South Bend and is 35% above the National Average.
- South Bend unemployment rate is 8.2%.
- Seattle unemployment rate is 4.8%.
 South Bend, WASeattle, WAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate8.2%4.8%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth-0.4%2.6%1.6%
 Future Job Growth31.0%43.8%33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.1%10.1%6.2%
 Income Taxes0.0%0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$24,927$68,836$37,638
 Household Income$46,115$105,391$69,021
 Family Median Income$58,021$150,212$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 South Bend, WASeattle, WAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K23.8%7.8%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K5.3%2.4%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K12.8%4.4%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K3.7%4.9%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K8.6%5.0%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K10.6%5.7%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K10.1%7.2%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K6.1%10.6%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K12.6%17.9%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K5.1%11.5%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K1.4%22.7%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 South Bend, WASeattle, WAUnited States
 Management, business, finance11.8%23.7%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science5.0%18.4%6.5%
 Community, social services2.6%2.2%1.8%
 Legal1.1%2.3%1.2%
 Education, library6.7%6.2%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment0.0%4.6%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology2.1%6.4%6.2%
 Healthcare support2.0%1.9%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.6%0.9%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving8.5%5.5%5.4%
 Building maintenance0.0%1.5%3.6%
 Personal care2.3%2.6%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support16.2%15.4%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.0%0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair11.4%2.9%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving28.6%5.4%13.1%
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I have lived here since 1975, I moved here from California but was born and raised in Michigan. I would have to say that I never regretted leaving Michigan and their  More

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I’ve lived in Seattle for just under 7 years and while it can be a stunningly beautiful place, I am very excited to leave. I’ll start with some of the positive aspects.  More

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if you can afford it, Seattle is a very nice place to live and raise a family! however, it is extremely expensive and in the winter, it's rather gloomy. i love gloomy  More

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