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davidpdx

(22,000 posts)
Fri Oct 9, 2015, 11:06 PM Oct 2015

America’s richest and poorest cities: Grants Pass 9th poorest city in the country

9. Grants Pass, OR
> Median household income: $36,870
> Median home value: $213,100
> Unemployment rate: 8.2%
> Poverty rate: 19.6%

A typical household in Grants Pass makes just $36,870 a year, or nearly $17,000 less than the typical American household. Low-income areas often have less educated workforces. Just 17.1% of Grants Pass adults have at least a bachelor's degree, significantly lower than the 30.1% of adults who do nationwide. An area's wealth is often tied to the health of its job market. Grants Pass's unemployment rate of 8.2% is the 16th highest in the country and much higher than the national unemployment rate of 5.1%. About 20% of Grants Pass residents live below the poverty line, compared to the 15.5% of citizens who do nationwide.

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/america-richest-poorest-cities-132329709.html

A bit of a surprise. I grew up and lived there in the 80's.

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America’s richest and poorest cities: Grants Pass 9th poorest city in the country (Original Post) davidpdx Oct 2015 OP
Not too surprising Old Codger Oct 2015 #1
It is pretty Repbuclican, is it not? CanonRay Oct 2015 #2
It is somewhat Old Codger Oct 2015 #3
Jo Co County is pretty red if you go just by voting results davidpdx Dec 2015 #4
If not for Old Codger Dec 2015 #5
 

Old Codger

(4,205 posts)
1. Not too surprising
Sat Oct 10, 2015, 01:12 AM
Oct 2015

I live near there now and do most of my shopping etc there. it is pretty low income for sure...Great place though I really enjoy it...

 

Old Codger

(4,205 posts)
3. It is somewhat
Mon Oct 12, 2015, 12:34 PM
Oct 2015

But a lot bluer than most think... Dems are as usual a lot quieter and laid back about it all...

davidpdx

(22,000 posts)
4. Jo Co County is pretty red if you go just by voting results
Thu Dec 17, 2015, 09:16 AM
Dec 2015

Jackson County is quite a bit more liberal (of course it is also a lot bigger city). In 2008, Barack Obama actually won Jackson County. In 2012, it went the other way. I think like lots of places high voter turnout helped him in places that have been traditionally red.

 

Old Codger

(4,205 posts)
5. If not for
Thu Dec 17, 2015, 11:41 AM
Dec 2015

Eugene/Springfield, Salem And Portland the rest of the state is pretty much republican...

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