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Spanaway, WA vs Buckley, WA

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Highlights
- Household income in Buckley, is 42% more than it is in Spanaway and is 40% above the National Average.
- Spanaway unemployment rate is 6.8%.
- Buckley unemployment rate is 6.8%.
 Spanaway, WABuckley, WAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock6.8%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.8%1.6%
 Future Job Growth41.3%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes9.9%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$29,919  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$115,245$69,021
 Family Median Income$84,326  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Spanaway, WABuckley, WAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock2.5%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.7%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock5.6%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K6.5%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock2.8%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.0%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock13.2%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K19.8%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock26.6%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K7.8%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock12.1%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Spanaway, WABuckley, WAUnited States
 Management, business, finance10.5%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock11.7%6.5%
 Community, social services2.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock4.3%1.2%
 Education, library3.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.2%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology4.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock1.6%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement3.0%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock1.1%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.2%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock1.5%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support22.7%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair13.2%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock12.5%13.1%
Reviews for Spanaway    6 Reviews

I have been living in Spanaway since 1973 ... over the years I’ve seen its ups and downs ... and lately its been down. This is due, in large part, to the immigrants from  More

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I picked up my daughter from SeaTac last night around midnight and mentally prepared to make our way south through the detours of the train derailment in Dupont. We  More

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One of the most beautiful places to live. However, it is very far away from my family and it does not get hot enough for me in the summer. The rain and winter darkness  More

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Reviews for Buckley    1 Reviews

Politics here is very liberal and has decimated the state economy! Washington is extremely unfriendly toward business and if I could choose again where to live it would  More

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