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Sumas, WA vs Birch Bay, WA

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Highlights
- Household income in Birch Bay, is 6% more than it is in Sumas and is 5% below the National Average.
- Sumas unemployment rate is 6.7%.
- Birch Bay unemployment rate is 6.7%.
 Sumas, WABirch Bay, WAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock6.7%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.7%1.6%
 Future Job Growth39.9%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$30,502  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$65,729$69,021
 Family Median Income$77,500  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Sumas, WABirch Bay, WAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock13.1%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.2%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock7.6%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K6.3%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock8.4%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K11.0%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock8.9%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K13.6%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock19.4%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K4.7%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock5.5%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Sumas, WABirch Bay, WAUnited States
 Management, business, finance15.6%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock4.5%6.5%
 Community, social services0.8%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.7%1.2%
 Education, library2.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.8%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology3.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock3.2%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement6.2%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock4.1%5.4%
 Building maintenance6.0%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.1%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support21.5%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair13.1%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock17.5%13.1%
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Reviews for Birch Bay    3 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

over priced  More

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Over 12 years ago

Moderate weather year round. If you can deal with five months of gray and drizzle its a good place to  More

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Over 12 years ago

Birch Bay/Blaine,just might be the best kept secret in America. Never gets to hot, or cold. Small town next to the Canadian  More

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