2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Madison, WI vs Oak Creek, WI

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Highlights
- Household income in Oak Creek, is 15% more than it is in Madison and is 15% above the National Average.
- Madison unemployment rate is 3.3%.
- Oak Creek unemployment rate is 3.9%.
 Madison, WIOak Creek, WIUnited States
 Unemployment Rate3.3%3.9%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth1.0%0.3%1.6%
 Future Job Growth37.9%35.7%33.5%
 Sales Taxes5.5%5.6%6.2%
 Income Taxes6.3%6.3%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$42,693$42,257$37,638
 Household Income$70,466$80,817$69,021
 Family Median Income$101,190$110,546$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Madison, WIOak Creek, WIUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K10.1%5.4%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.0%2.4%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K7.5%6.2%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K7.6%5.6%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K7.2%7.5%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.1%6.9%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K10.4%10.3%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K14.1%16.4%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K16.9%22.4%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K8.0%10.5%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K8.0%6.5%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Madison, WIOak Creek, WIUnited States
 Management, business, finance17.0%13.9%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science15.5%10.6%6.5%
 Community, social services2.2%1.3%1.8%
 Legal1.4%0.4%1.2%
 Education, library9.9%4.7%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment2.6%1.3%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology7.4%7.5%6.2%
 Healthcare support3.1%3.1%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.1%3.7%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving6.4%2.8%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.4%1.9%3.6%
 Personal care2.1%2.2%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support16.8%24.8%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.1%0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair3.9%5.1%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving8.1%16.4%13.1%
Reviews for Madison    78 Reviews

Unfortunately, a number of these reviews are politically based. Madison remains the only shining star in Wisconsin’s economy. The economy is broadly based, with  More

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Have been living in Madison for almost 3 years. It’s very safe, ppl generally friendly and for a town of its size it has fair number of good restaurants and interesting  More

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Lacks balance and zero accountability.   More

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Reviews for Oak Creek    3 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

I live in a suburb of a large city. Oak Creek is a suburb of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, it is the most southern suburb before going into Racine County. It use to be a nice  More

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Before you move to Oak Creek, Wisconsin do your homework. Check out the neighbors first...We have lived here 10 years and I hate it. The neighbors are snobs, they call  More

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Over 18 years ago

Wisconsin is brutal and oppresive to its residents with respect to property taxes. A $200k house can easily fetch a $5,000 per year property tax bill. That's over $400  More

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