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Killeen, TX vs East St. Louis, IL

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Highlights
- Household income in East St. Louis, is 50% less than it is in Killeen and is 165% below the National Average.
- Killeen unemployment rate is 8.7%.
- East St. Louis unemployment rate is 12.0%.

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 Killeen, TXEast St. Louis, ILUnited States
 Unemployment Rate8.7%12.0%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth1.9%2.1%1.6%
 Future Job Growth35.6%27.6%33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.3%8.9%6.2%
 Income Taxes0.0%5.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$24,941$18,132$37,638
 Household Income$52,072$26,011$69,021
 Family Median Income$57,452$41,347$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Killeen, TXEast St. Louis, ILUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K10.8%31.1%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K4.1%9.1%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K11.1%14.3%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K10.4%9.6%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K11.5%8.4%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K9.5%5.3%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K12.7%9.3%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K12.9%5.4%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K12.2%5.7%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K3.0%1.4%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K1.9%0.4%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Killeen, TXEast St. Louis, ILUnited States
 Management, business, finance11.7%3.5%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science3.9%0.9%6.5%
 Community, social services2.2%2.9%1.8%
 Legal0.3%0.2%1.2%
 Education, library6.8%3.9%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment1.2%0.6%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology4.8%4.2%6.2%
 Healthcare support3.5%5.0%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement3.0%7.1%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving7.6%10.8%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.1%5.1%3.6%
 Personal care3.4%4.6%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support24.1%24.8%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.2%0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair10.7%2.2%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving12.6%24.1%13.1%

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Reviews for Killeen    20 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Having a low cost of living does not mean MOVE HERE! It should be a warning sign for what is wrong with this place. Bestplaces.net has Temple included with this  More

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Our family moved here from Ft Worth looking for a smaller city, slower pace, and friendlier people. Plus we wanted to be near to an active military base that serviced  More

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I've lived in Killeen since 1998 when I was assigned here in the Army and loved it so much me and my wife decided to retire here from the Army in 2001. My wife likes the  More

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Reviews for East St. Louis    4 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

FACT CHECK: The reason for the City Of Champions moniker, is that it really is on an almost unimaginable scale. This just one news excerpt of many, many, many over years  More

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Over 6 years ago

East St louis is paradise on earth. vibrant night life and great  More

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Over 16 years ago

East st louis has a very depressed economy, virtually no employment, poor housing with a significant high property tax rate, virtually no employment opportunities,  More

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ZIPS IN KILLEEN, TEXAS
76542 76549 76543 76541
ZIPS IN EAST ST. LOUIS, ILLINOIS
62205 62204 62201 62203

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