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University Place, WA vs Edgewood, WA

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Highlights
- Household income in Edgewood, is 28% more than it is in University Place and is 36% above the National Average.
- University Place unemployment rate is 5.5%.
- Edgewood unemployment rate is 6.8%.
 University Place, WAEdgewood, WAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock6.8%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.8%1.6%
 Future Job Growth40.8%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes9.9%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$43,008  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$108,492$69,021
 Family Median Income$103,098  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 University Place, WAEdgewood, WAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock4.0%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K1.5%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock2.9%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K6.9%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock3.6%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K5.8%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock6.3%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K14.5%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock23.9%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K9.9%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock15.3%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 University Place, WAEdgewood, WAUnited States
 Management, business, finance15.5%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock5.9%6.5%
 Community, social services3.2%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.6%1.2%
 Education, library6.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.8%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology10.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock2.6%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.5%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock5.7%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.4%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock1.5%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support24.6%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair7.2%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock13.9%13.1%
Reviews for University Place    1 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

University Place is a great supporter of public schools. The community values good education and has no problem supporting funding for schools. This does create higher  More

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Reviews for Edgewood    1 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

crime is rising- losing that small town feel- constant traffic on meridian  More

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