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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