2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Lemont, IL vs Portage, IN

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Highlights
- Household income in Portage, is 47% less than it is in Lemont and is 9% below the National Average.
- Lemont unemployment rate is 8.4%.
- Portage unemployment rate is 5.9%.
 Lemont, ILPortage, INUnited States
 Unemployment Rate8.4%5.9%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth-0.2%1.2%1.6%
 Future Job Growth25.8%28.9%33.5%
 Sales Taxes10.3%7.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes5.0%3.7%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$48,479$29,202$37,638
 Household Income$119,750$63,550$69,021
 Family Median Income$136,288$76,381$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Lemont, ILPortage, INUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K2.9%9.3%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.6%5.0%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K3.4%9.0%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K4.6%9.4%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K6.4%7.6%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K4.6%6.3%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K8.4%10.3%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K10.4%16.7%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K20.1%19.3%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K17.6%3.8%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K18.9%3.3%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Lemont, ILPortage, INUnited States
 Management, business, finance25.6%12.8%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science4.3%3.7%6.5%
 Community, social services2.0%2.8%1.8%
 Legal1.5%0.7%1.2%
 Education, library5.4%5.8%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment2.0%1.6%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology7.8%3.9%6.2%
 Healthcare support2.2%2.8%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.9%2.0%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving4.3%6.3%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.4%3.3%3.6%
 Personal care1.9%3.9%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support22.1%19.0%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.0%0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair8.9%11.8%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving7.7%19.3%13.1%
Reviews for Lemont    1 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

Pulling into Lemont off of 55 via Lemont Rd. is quite nice. My husband's aunt and her family reside in a subdivision in Lemont, and it seems quite a nice little town.   More

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Reviews for Portage    2 Reviews

Just a normal, big town in the Midwest. Decent public schools, sure, pretty safe, indeed and not expensive (yet) to live. On the one hand many normal-sized (mostly old)  More

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Over 18 years ago

Boring but good  More

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