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Yachats, OR vs Ocean Shores, WA

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- Household income in Ocean Shores, is 5% less than it is in Yachats and is 32% below the National Average.
- Yachats unemployment rate is 8.7%.
- Ocean Shores unemployment rate is 8.8%.
 Yachats, OROcean Shores, WAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock8.8%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.0%1.6%
 Future Job Growth33.3%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes0.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$50,164  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$52,255$69,021
 Family Median Income$88,889  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Yachats, OROcean Shores, WAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock7.4%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K6.8%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock11.2%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K1.3%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock14.8%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K9.1%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock17.6%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K17.7%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock6.4%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K4.3%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock0.5%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Yachats, OROcean Shores, WAUnited States
 Management, business, finance10.3%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock1.9%6.5%
 Community, social services2.4%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock2.0%1.2%
 Education, library3.2%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock3.3%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology0.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock8.2%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.0%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock13.9%5.4%
 Building maintenance20.2%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.1%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support6.3%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair4.4%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock8.5%13.1%
Reviews for Yachats    3 Reviews

My wife and I traveled to Yachats for a couple weeks respite. At the Tenmile Creek Wayside on the coastal highway 101 at 5:00 in the afternoon someone smashed and  More

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Over 15 years ago

weather is wonderful  More

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Over 18 years ago

I have never lived in Oregon but have been up to visit on several occasions and ALWAYS visit Yachats on my travels to this state. Very scenic- fantastic clam chowder-  More

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Reviews for Ocean Shores    7 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

We are going on our 3rd year in OS. We love the small town feel, the low stress and feeling of safety. This is all for the winter months mind you. In the summer, it is a  More

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Over 10 years ago

Wonderful beach town.... we're going into our second year and I disagree with the grocery store comments and the weather. Yes, it rains or drizzles on occasion, but the  More

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We invested in Ocean Shores as a second home to spend our weekends after the work week stress. I'm also a property manager that works in Washington, Oregon and  More

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