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Thousand Oaks, CA vs Lake Oswego, OR

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Highlights
- Household income in Lake Oswego, is 6% more than it is in Thousand Oaks and is 43% above the National Average.
- Thousand Oaks unemployment rate is 4.9%.
- Lake Oswego unemployment rate is 4.5%.
 Thousand Oaks, CALake Oswego, ORUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock4.5%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.9%1.6%
 Future Job Growth28.4%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock9.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$57,179  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$120,585$69,021
 Family Median Income$144,617  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Thousand Oaks, CALake Oswego, ORUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock4.2%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.2%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock4.1%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K4.8%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock4.7%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K4.8%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock5.2%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K9.9%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock19.9%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K13.5%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock27.3%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Thousand Oaks, CALake Oswego, ORUnited States
 Management, business, finance23.4%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock8.1%6.5%
 Community, social services1.8%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock2.5%1.2%
 Education, library5.4%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock4.2%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.2%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock1.4%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.8%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock2.1%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.1%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock1.7%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support21.9%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair4.9%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock5.2%13.1%
Reviews for Thousand Oaks    32 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

All you have to do is to check out the climate of Thousand Oaks on this site or on City-Data to see that the climate here in Thousand Oaks is perfect, if you don't like  More

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I've lived here my entire life, which I suppose isn't that long only 17 years. Its been a nice place to grow up, lots of opportunities and places to go as a kid. Park  More

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I have lived here over 10 years. I'm not sure what some of the reviewers are talking about, as it pertains to "nothing to do for kids" here. We have a fantastic Parks  More

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Reviews for Lake Oswego    14 Reviews

I have lived occasionally in Lake Oswego with my sister who married a LO man and found it very sweet. He was raised there by hard-working parents who had fantastic work  More

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Over 6 years ago

Retired in Lake Oswego to be close to family and Live in a beautiful little city. We call it Paradise. We’ve had part-time property in Oregon for 20 years and we have  More

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Ive lived here 22 years and it has gone from a charming small town to a congested pass thru neighborhood. People are rude, traffic a nightmare and we hate it here but  More

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