2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Bloomington, IL vs Cape Girardeau, MO

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- Household income in Cape Girardeau, is 30% less than it is in Bloomington and is 44% below the National Average.
- Bloomington unemployment rate is 5.5%.
- Cape Girardeau unemployment rate is 3.8%.
 Bloomington, ILCape Girardeau, MOUnited States
 Unemployment Rate5.5%3.8%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth1.3%1.9%1.6%
 Future Job Growth22.9%27.4%33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.8%8.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes5.0%5.4%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$38,887$26,793$37,638
 Household Income$69,003$48,055$69,021
 Family Median Income$94,379$70,018$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Bloomington, ILCape Girardeau, MOUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K13.4%13.8%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K4.1%5.7%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K7.3%13.5%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K7.2%9.2%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K6.5%9.8%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.0%6.9%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K9.9%10.0%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K13.4%13.3%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K16.3%11.7%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K7.5%3.2%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K8.4%3.1%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Bloomington, ILCape Girardeau, MOUnited States
 Management, business, finance18.2%11.9%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science10.8%3.8%6.5%
 Community, social services1.5%2.5%1.8%
 Legal0.8%0.5%1.2%
 Education, library7.5%9.1%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment2.0%2.7%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.7%7.9%6.2%
 Healthcare support2.8%4.0%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.6%0.7%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving5.4%9.7%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.4%5.1%3.6%
 Personal care2.5%2.0%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support23.9%22.3%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.1%0.5%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair4.7%4.4%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving9.1%13.0%13.1%
Reviews for Bloomington    18 Reviews

If you're not from here it might be hard to figure out that Bloomington and Normal are actually one city mushed together, so make sure you look up info on Normal, IL  More

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Over 10 years ago

Bloomington-Normal as a city is full of resturants and movie theaters. The downtown bar scene is dominated by ISU, IWU, and HCC students. The colleges can have some fun  More

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Bloomington-Normal as a city is full of resturants and movie theaters. The downtown bar scene is dominated by ISU, IWU, and HCC students. The colleges can have some fun  More

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Reviews for Cape Girardeau    7 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Great place to live. You can get from any point A to point B in 10 minutes. Easy to get spoiled with the  More

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Over 11 years ago

For a relatively small area (city permanent population of 37,000, swelling to 100,000 during the workweek when the university is in session), Cape Girardeau has multiple  More

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Over 15 years ago

It's a good mid sized  More

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