2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Prairie du Chien, WI vs Plainfield, IL

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Highlights
- Household income in Plainfield, is 185% more than it is in Prairie du Chien and is 49% above the National Average.
- Prairie du Chien unemployment rate is 6.2%.
- Plainfield unemployment rate is 5.0%.
 Prairie du Chien, WIPlainfield, ILUnited States
 Unemployment Rate6.2%5.0%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth-0.4%-0.2%1.6%
 Future Job Growth29.8%31.2%33.5%
 Sales Taxes5.5%8.5%6.2%
 Income Taxes6.3%5.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$25,469$48,016$37,638
 Household Income$47,235$134,814$69,021
 Family Median Income$62,800$144,558$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Prairie du Chien, WIPlainfield, ILUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K9.7%2.3%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K4.3%0.7%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K15.4%1.9%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K12.0%3.2%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K12.4%2.5%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.3%3.2%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K13.1%7.0%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K14.3%11.3%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K9.4%25.1%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K0.8%17.5%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K2.2%25.2%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Prairie du Chien, WIPlainfield, ILUnited States
 Management, business, finance12.4%26.4%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science5.1%7.8%6.5%
 Community, social services1.2%1.5%1.8%
 Legal1.0%1.2%1.2%
 Education, library3.8%5.5%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment0.1%1.7%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology4.1%9.7%6.2%
 Healthcare support3.9%1.4%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.4%2.5%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving3.6%3.9%5.4%
 Building maintenance5.4%1.0%3.6%
 Personal care2.1%2.2%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support17.4%21.4%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.1%0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair8.3%4.2%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving29.3%9.5%13.1%
Reviews for Prairie Du Chien    1 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

To be honest, I dont like this town because I'm just a teenager. But Prairie is the place to be. It has all 4 seasons, not to hot, not to cold. Its very beautiful year  More

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Reviews for Plainfield    13 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

Plenty of housing in Plainfield, Joliet, IL area but norm on rent for a three bedroom house is around $2000.00  More

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Over 11 years ago

We transferred from the East Coast to Chicagoland and did not know where to live....We have kids and did NOT want the excess (read Drug Problems) in Naperville....Our  More

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Over 11 years ago

Plainfield is a good place to live, housing is descent, low crime.   More

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