2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Tenino, WA vs Salem, OR

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Highlights
- Household income in Salem, is 13% more than it is in Tenino and is 11% below the National Average.
- Tenino unemployment rate is 5.9%.
- Salem unemployment rate is 6.2%.
 Tenino, WASalem, ORUnited States
 Unemployment Rate5.9%6.2%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth1.4%-0.1%1.6%
 Future Job Growth42.7%40.2%33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.9%0.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes0.0%9.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$25,276$31,610$37,638
 Household Income$55,202$62,185$69,021
 Family Median Income$66,339$75,291$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Tenino, WASalem, ORUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K8.3%9.9%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K10.1%4.3%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K11.2%8.0%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K8.7%9.1%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K6.5%8.5%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K10.8%8.4%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K10.8%11.0%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K13.7%13.0%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K14.2%16.6%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K4.1%6.1%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K1.8%5.2%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Tenino, WASalem, ORUnited States
 Management, business, finance7.2%14.0%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science8.0%5.5%6.5%
 Community, social services1.1%2.9%1.8%
 Legal2.2%1.4%1.2%
 Education, library3.7%5.4%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment1.0%1.7%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.2%5.6%6.2%
 Healthcare support2.7%4.9%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.3%2.5%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving4.2%6.1%5.4%
 Building maintenance9.3%3.8%3.6%
 Personal care4.1%2.8%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support19.4%21.9%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.6%2.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair16.5%7.4%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving13.5%12.1%13.1%
Reviews for Tenino    1 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

If you love working on engines, have a blue collar job, and like old 50's diners, then this is the place for you. Grocery store is expensive in this depressed little  More

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Reviews for Salem    37 Reviews

After reading the reviews here, I had to come write my own. The problem I had with most of the reviews is that most were very opinion-based and seemed to assume everyone  More

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Moved here approx. 4 years ago from SW Michigan, but I've lived in 9 other cities & 5 other states. Salem is a very manageable sized city, with tons of parks, diverse  More

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Over 4 years ago

I'm a native 5th generation Oregonian, so bear in mind that I was born with webs between my toes! Anyway, I used to think it rained too much when I was young. Then I  More

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